Calathea platystachya is a species of plant from the genus Calathea in the Marantaceae family. It is endemic to Costa Rica.
Description
Calathea platystachya is a tall plant (around 2 to 4 meters when mature) with very long, huge green leaves, with long green petioles and a long pulvinus. The inflorescence of Calathea platystachya is made of multiple distichious bracts around a thick, green peduncle. The bracts are green with a characterizing white wax on the surface of each bracts. The flowers are small and orange.
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