✿Marantaceae · Thalia
Bent Alligator-Flag
Thalia geniculata
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, West Bengal
- Flowering
- October-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Thalia geniculata
- Genus
- Thalia
- Family
- Marantaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grown as garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, South East USA to Tropical America
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glaucous (waxy blue-grey bloom)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bent Alligator-Flag 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.
Local Names
- Tamil
- தாலியா ஜெனிகுலேட்டா
About Bent Alligator-Flag
Bent Alligator-Flag (Thalia geniculata) is a herb in the Marantaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and West Bengal. It is grown as garden plant. Flowering and fruiting run from October to May.
Botanical family
Marantaceae
Arrowroot Family
Bent Alligator-Flag belongs to the Marantaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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