Calathea lutea
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| Calathea lutea | |
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| File:Calathea lutea 2.jpg | |
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| File:Bijao leaves.jpg | |
| Leaves for sale | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
| Genus: | Calathea |
| Species: | C. lutea
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| Binomial name | |
| Calathea lutea | |
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List
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Calathea lutea, called the bijao, cigar calathea, Cuban cigar, Mexican cigar plant, Habana cigar, and pampano, is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae.[2] It is native to southern Mexico, Central America, southern Caribbean islands, and tropical South America.[1] A rhizomatous perennial reaching 3 m (10 ft), it is typically found in wet tropical areas.[2] Its leaves are sold for use in local cuisines as food wrappers, and it is also used as an ornamental.[2]
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Inflorescences and leaves -
Close-up of flower
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In an ornamental application
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Bijao leaf used as a food wrapper
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After cooking
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References
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Categories:
- Calathea
- Ornamental plants
- Flora of Southwestern Mexico
- Flora of Southeastern Mexico
- Flora of Veracruz
- Flora of Central America
- Flora of Jamaica
- Flora of Puerto Rico
- Flora of the Venezuelan Antilles
- Flora of the Leeward Islands
- Flora of the Windward Islands
- Flora of Trinidad and Tobago
- Flora of western South America
- Flora of northern South America
- Flora of North Brazil
- Plants described in 1822
- Zingiberales stubs