| Collector | Burger, W. |
| Number | 10638 |
| Collected with | G. Visconti & J. Gentry |
| Country | Costa Rica |
| Subpart | Puntarenas |
| County | |
| Locality | Near Quepos and the Rio Naranjo in an area of evergreen premontane wet forest formations and moist forest transition. Seasonally dry (December to April) with very few understory plants in flower at this time |
| Coordinates | 9° 27' N 84° 8' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 20 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 150 |
| Start date | 1977/02/12 |
| End date | 1977/02/12 |
| Family | Marantaceae |
| Identification | Calathea lutea (Aubl.)Schultes |
| Determined by | H.Kennedy |
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| Field notes | Plants to 4 m tall, in partial shade of forest with poor drainage. Bracts brown distally. Flowers yellow. Leaves waxy, white bebeath. Common in poorly drained sites; both open and partly shaded. 2 km east of Quepos |
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