Thalia (plant)
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Thalia dealbata Illustration by Sydenham Edwards in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 1815 |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
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Thalia L. |
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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.
Semihardy in cultivation, it needs protection against frosts. It can be propagated by seed or division of the in the spring.
Species:
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