Sometimes, they are used unprocessed, e.g. to wrap fish for transport in parts of Brazil, such as the Benevides region of Pará.
The larvae of subspecies sulanus have been recorded on Heliconia, Calathea, and Musa species.
A name created in 1831 by Nees for a monocot genus, now considered to be a synonym of Calathea
These bats cling head—up to the smooth inner, ventral surfaces of the rolled up leaves with openings at the top, of Heliconia, sometimes Calathea, as well as other similar plants, using their adhesive disks.
Calathea |