Scientific name Thalia Rank Genus | Higher classification Marantaceae | |
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Similar Thalia geniculata, Thalia dealbata, Marantaceae, Zingiberales, Thalia multiflora |
Thalia is a genus of six currently recognized species found in aquatic or marshy habitats, ranging in Africa from Senegal to Sudan to Zimbabwe, and in the Americas from Illinois to Argentina. Alligator-flag is a common name for plants in this genus. The generic name is in honor of Johannes Thal (1542–1583), a German doctor who wrote a Flora of the Harz Mountains.
Contents
![Thalia (plant) Thalia dealbata](https://alchetron.com/cdn/thalia-plant-641cb202-86ef-4391-9f1f-17d742c0953-resize-750.jpeg)
Cultivation
![Thalia (plant) Thalia dealbata](https://alchetron.com/cdn/thalia-plant-611dd724-dd73-4faa-aa11-8faddbc9034-resize-750.jpeg)
Semihardy in cultivation, it needs protection against frosts. It can be propagated by seed or division of the rootstock in the spring.
Species
Species:
![Thalia (plant) Aquatic plant Thalia Garden World](https://alchetron.com/cdn/thalia-plant-1603af51-cc03-4f95-8e42-49c5c8b2d7c-resize-750.jpeg)
![Thalia (plant) thalia dealbata Archives Dragonfly Aquatics](https://alchetron.com/cdn/thalia-plant-03408570-78a6-4930-a909-465359a6c12-resize-750.jpeg)
![Thalia (plant) Aquatic plant Thalia Garden World](https://alchetron.com/cdn/thalia-plant-4db4a06d-2251-4e10-ab7d-cd268e15004-resize-750.jpeg)
References
Thalia (plant) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA