Definition
A tropical houseplant with large, colorful patterned leaves that are part of the arrowroot family, popular for indoor decoration.
Etymology
From Greek 'kalathos' (basket), referring to the basket-like flower structure. The genus was named in the 18th century by botanists who observed the shape of the inflorescence.
Kelly Says
Calathea leaves actually move throughout the day—they open in the morning and close at night, and if you listen closely in a quiet room, you can sometimes hear them rustling as they adjust. This movement is called 'nyctinasty' and helps the plant conserve water!
Translations
ARالعربية
كالاثيا
ka-la-thee-ya
BNবাংলা
ক্যালাথিয়া
ka-la-thee-ya
CACatalà
calathea
ka-la-thee-ah
CSČeština
calathea
ka-la-thee-ah
DADansk
calathea
ka-la-thee-ah
DEDeutsch
Calathea
ka-la-thee-ah
ELΕλληνικά
καλαθέα
ka-la-thee-ah
ESEspañol
calathea
ka-la-thee-ah
FISuomi
calathea
ka-la-thee-ah
FRFrançais
calathea
ka-la-thee-ah
GUGU
કલાથિયા
ka-la-thee-ya
HAHA
kalathea
ka-la-thee-ah
HIहिन्दी
कलाथिया
ka-la-thee-ya
HUMagyar
calathea
ka-la-thee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
calathea
ka-la-thee-ah
IGIG
kàlàtìíà
ka-la-tee-ya
ITItaliano
calathea
ka-la-thee-ah
MRMR
कलाथीया
ka-la-thee-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
calathea
ka-la-thee-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ကလာသီးယ
ka-la-thee-ya
NLNederlands
calathea
ka-la-thee-ah
NONorsk
calathea
ka-la-thee-ah
PAPA
ਕਾਲਾਥੀਆ
ka-la-thee-ya
PLPolski
calathea
ka-la-thee-ah
PTPortuguês
calathea
ka-la-thee-ah
RORomână
calathea
ka-la-thee-ah
RUРусский
Калатея
ka-la-te-ya
SVSvenska
calathea
ka-la-thee-ah
SWKiswahili
calathea
ka-la-thee-ah
TAதமிழ்
காலத்தியா
ka-la-thee-ya
TEతెలుగు
కాలాథియా
ka-la-thee-ya
THไทย
คาลีเทีย
ka-li-thee-ya
TLTL
calathea
ka-la-thee-ah
TRTürkçe
calathea
ka-la-thee-ah
UKУкраїнська
Калатея
ka-la-te-ya
URاردو
کالیتھی
ka-li-thee
VITiếng Việt
calathea
ka-la-thee-ah
YOYO
kalathea
ka-la-thee-ah
ZUZU
ikalathea
ee-ka-la-thee-ah