Plantas de la Isla de
Plants of the Island of

Puerto Rico

Conservation of rare plants, animals, and ecosystems

Família/Family: Marantaceae

Grupo/Group: Monocotiledón/Monocotyledon.

Forma de vida/Life form: Hierba/Herb

Duración de vida/Lifespan: Perenne/Perennial.

Sustrato/Substrate: Terrestre/Terrestrial.

Distribución nativa/Native range: Nativa de las Indias Occidentales (Antillas Menores, Antillas Mayores [Jamaica]), México, Centroamérica y norte de Sudamérica; naturalizada en Puerto Rico. / Native to the West Indies (Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles [Jamaica]), Mexico, Central America and northern South America; naturalized in Puerto Rico.

Mapa de ubicaciones / Map of locations

Notas/Notes: Native to eastern Puerto Rico, primarily in the Luquillo Mountains. Perhaps spreading from cultivation.