How to identify Prayer Plant
Identify Prayer Plant by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Leaves fold upright at night, dark blotched pattern (prayer plant).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Goa.
- Confirm it sits within the Marantaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Prayer Plant.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Maranta leuconeura
- Genus
- Maranta
- Family
- Marantaceae
- Found in India
- Kerala, Goa
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Prayer Plant itself; the rest are typical of the Marantaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Marantaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Prayer Plant
Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura) is a species in the Marantaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala and Goa.
Uses
Locally it is planted as an ornamental.
Marantaceae
Arrowroot Family
Prayer Plant belongs to the Marantaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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