Stromanthe sanguinea

(Hidayat & Abdurrahman, 2017)

Kigdom           : Plantae
Division           : Magnoliophyta

Classis             : Liliopsida

Ordo                : Zingiberales

Familia            : Maranthaceae

Genus              : Stromanthe

Species           : Stromanthe sanguinea

Local Name
Sabuk Jingga

Synonym(s)
Stromanthe thalia

Description

Stromanthe sanguinea, is an upright rhizomatous perennial that typically grows to 5’ tall and 3’ wide outdoors but to a more modest 2-3’ tall when grown indoors as a houseplant. It is native to rainforests in Brazil. Lanceolate to elliptic-oblong, dark olive green leaves (to 20” long and 6” wide) have red undersides. Leaves appear in a basal clump and along branching stems. Leaf folding has the added attraction of showing off the red leaf undersides. Tiny white flowers (to 1/2” long) with orange-red sepals and showy cherry-red bracts bloom in panicles (to 2-3” across) in winter and spring.

(Hidayat & Abdurrahman, 2017)

(Hidayat & Abdurrahman, 2017)

Stromanthe sanguinea is a synonym of Stromanthe thalia according to The Plant List. Genus name comes from Greek Stroma meaning a bed and anthos meaning a flower in reference to the form of the inflorescence. Specific epithet comes from Latin sanguineus meaning red in reference to the red flower bracts and leaf undersides. Stromanthe sanguinea distributed on Europe and another tropical region.

Benefit
This plant is F\for Shaded patio and flower gardens. Excellent houseplant.


Location in UPI
Isola Resort