Maranta gibba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Marantaceae
Genus:	Maranta
Species:	M. gibba
Binomial name
Maranta gibba Sm. in A.Rees
Synonyms [1]
Maranta pubescens Klotzsch in M.R.Schomburgk Maranta divaricata f. major K.Schum.

Maranta gibba is a plant species native to Mexico ( Campeche, Chiapas, Jalisco, Morelos, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, Yucatán), Central America, northern South America ( Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname), and the Island of Trinidad. It is reportedly naturalized in the Lesser Antilles. ^{[1] [2]}

Maranta gibba is a shrubby perennial with ovate leaves. Flowers are borne in panicles. Fruits are gibbous. Plant was originally described from specimens grown in a garden on Barbados and shipped from there to Liverpool. ^[3]

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