Goeppertia louisae

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
Scientific 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 is an herb up to 80 cm tall.[6] 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

  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. 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
  5. Borchsenius Kristensen, Finn & Suárez, Stella. 2012. Systematic Botany 37(3): 632, Goeppertia louisae
  6. "Calathea Louisae Maui Queen Care Guide". Plants Insights.


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