Maranta cristata

Synonyms: Maranta bicolor

Named by: Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck and Karl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1823)

Native Area: Northeast and Southeast Brazil

Cultivars and Hybrids: Maranta cristata 'Grizzle', Maranta cristata 'Intense', Maranta cristata 'Obscure', Maranta cristata 'Silver Sheen'