Caeté
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- The name Caeté is derived from the local term for some MarantaceaeMarantaceaeThe Marantaceae or arrowroot family is a family of flowering plants known for its large starchy rhizomes. It is sometimes called the prayer-plant family...
, in particular StromantheStromantheStromanthe is a genus of plant in family Marantaceae. It contains the following species :* Stromanthe ramosissima, L.Andersson* Stromanthe porteana* Stromanthe sanguinea...
and ThaliaThalia (plant)Thalia is a genus of 7 species generally recognised in tropical America with one also found in tropical Africa all found in aquatic or marshy habitats. Named after Johannes Thal , a German doctor who wrote a flora of the Harz Mountains.-Cultivation:Semi-hardy in cultivation but needs protection...
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Caeté is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte.
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