Goeppertia louisae

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Goeppertia louisae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Goeppertia
Species:
G. louisae
Binomial name
Goeppertia louisae
(Gagnep.) Borchs. & S.Suárez
Synonyms[1]

Calathea louisae (Gagnep.)

Goeppertia louisae (syn. Calathea louisae) is a species of plant belonging to the genus Goeppertia, native to Rio de Janeiro state of southeast Brazil but cultivated in other places as an ornamental.[2][3][4][5]

Goeppertia louisae is an herb up to 80 cm tall. Leaf blades are up to 22 cm long, 10 cm wide, with two different shades of green running in stripes from the costa to the margins.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Goeppertia louisae (Gagnep.) Borchs. & S.Suárez". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Gagnepain, François. 1908. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 55: xlii, Calathea louisae
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Calathea louisae
  4. ^ "Calathea louisae". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
  5. ^ Borchsenius Kristensen, Finn & Suárez, Stella. 2012. Systematic Botany 37(3): 632, Goeppertia louisae