Kalateya representatives of the genus are among the most beautiful and attractive listnodekorativni plants. They have the impressive and exotic coloration of leaves, dotted with spots of interest ranging in size and shape. Come from the tropics of South America, where local people often use their leaves for knitting baskets. It is from there is derived the name of the genus (Kalathos), which translated from Greek means "basket.''Genus includes about 150 species of herbaceous plants.

Kalateite reared for their mottled leaves, but there are exceptions. Calathea crocata is almost monochrome leaves and is most often grown for its bright orange color.
By - some species are C. picturata, C. rebrina, C. Maui Queen. Not all kalatei have rounded leaves, some are sharp copy.