Calathea lutea

{{Short description|Species of plant}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

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| image = Calathea lutea 2.jpg

| image_caption = Habit

| image2 = Bijao leaves.jpg

| image2_caption = Leaves for sale

| genus = Calathea

| species = lutea

| authority = (Aubl.) E.Mey. ex Schult.

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| synonyms = {{Collapsible list|

• Calathea cachibou {{small|(Jacq.) Lindl. ex Horan.}}
• Calathea discolor {{small|G.Mey.}}
• Calathea magnifica {{small|C.V.Morton & Skutch}}
• Maranta argentea {{small|W.Bull}}
• Maranta cachibou {{small|Jacq.}}
• Maranta casupo {{small|Jacq.}}
• Maranta disticha {{small|Buc'hoz}}
• Maranta lutea {{small|Aubl.}}
• Phrynium casupo {{small|(Jacq.) Roscoe}}
• Phrynium luteum {{small|(Aubl.) Sweet}}
• Phyllodes lutea {{small|(Aubl.) Kuntze}}

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Calathea lutea, called the bijao, cigar calathea, Cuban cigar, Mexican cigar plant, Habana cigar, and pampano, is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae.{{cite web |url=https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/1/7/1751 |title=Calathea lutea (Aubl.) E.Mey. ex Schult. |author=|date=20 August 2021 |website=nparks.gov.sg |publisher=Flora Fauna Web |access-date=23 January 2024 }} It is native to southern Mexico, Central America, southern Caribbean islands, and tropical South America.{{cite POWO |id=60458866-2 |title=Calathea lutea (Aubl.) E.Mey. ex Schult. |access-date=23 January 2024 |quote=Common Names: Bijao, bihao }} A rhizomatous perennial reaching {{cvt|3|m|ft|0}}, it is typically found in wet tropical areas. Its leaves are sold for use in local cuisines as food wrappers, and it is also used as an ornamental.

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|026 calathea lutea.jpg|Inflorescences and leaves

|Calathea lutea (Marantaceae) (42685987322).jpg|Close-up of flower

|Calathea lutea Cigar 2.jpg|In an ornamental application

|Aji charapita 3 (Iquitos, Peru).JPG|Bijao leaf used as a food wrapper

|Juane 3.JPG|After cooking

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