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In Singapore: Bamburanta (Cultivated in Singapore)
Ctenanthe lubbersiana, called bamburanta, is a leafy perennial from the Brazilian forest floor, grown as a houseplant or warm greenhouse ornamental. Keep it humid and out of direct sun to keep its striped leaves looking good.
Ctenanthe lubbersiana, called the bamburanta, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Ctenanthe, native to Brazil. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a subtropical hothouse ornamental.
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[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ctenanthe lubbersiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
