Marantaceae
Bent alligator-flag
Thalia geniculata
- Family
- Marantaceae
- Genus
- Thalia
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 垂花水竹芋, 垂花再力花
- English
- Bent alligator-flag
- French
- Thalie géniculée
- Indonesian
- Kana air
- Japanese
- タリア・ゲニクラータ
- Tamil
- தாலியா ஜெனிகுலேட்டா
Synonyms
- Maranta arundinacea Billb. ex Beurl.
- Maranta flexuosa C.Presl
- Maranta geniculata Lam.
- Renealmia erecta (Vell.) D.Dietr.
- Renealmia geniculata (L.) D.Dietr.
- Thalia altissima Klotzsch
- Thalia angustifolia C.Wright ex Griseb.
- Thalia caerulea Ridl.
- Thalia dipetala Gagnep.
- Thalia divaricata Chapm.
- Thalia erecta Vell.
- Thalia geniculata f. rheumoides Shuey
- Thalia geniculata var. pubescens Körn.
- Thalia geniculata var. villosa Körn. ex K.Schum.
- Thalia schumanniana De Wild.
- Thalia trichocalyx Gagnep.
- Thalia welwitschii Ridl.
Flowers
- In flower
- January, March to November (from 210 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: jim isleib, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Lauren Gillett, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cyrus Harp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: C T Johansson, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicolas Olejnik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James Petts from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Melissa Meadows, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James Petts from London, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jensyn Scott, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.