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Marantochloa purpurea
About
Marantochloa purpurea is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae. It is found in tropical Africa, where its natural habitat is moist lowland forest. The leaf stems are used for various purposes including making string, baskets, mats and traps and the leaves are used for thatching, and for wrapping objects.
- Family
- Marantaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Marantochloa purpurea
- Slug
- marantochloa-purpurea
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Marantaceae
- Genus
- Marantochloa
- Species
- purpurea
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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