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Goeppertia picturata

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Goeppertia picturata
Goeppertia picturata 'Argentea'
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Goeppertia
Species:
G. picturata
Binomial name
Goeppertia picturata
(K.Koch & Linden) Borchs. & S.Suárez
Synonyms[1]
  • Calathea picturata K.Koch & Linden
  • Calathea gouletii Stapf
  • Calathea van-den-heckei (Lem.) Regel
  • Maranta picturata (K.Koch & Linden) K.Koch & Linden
  • Maranta van-den-heckei Verschaff. ex Lem.
  • Phrynium van-den-heckei Lem.
  • Phyllodes picturata (K.Koch & Linden) Kuntze

Goeppertia picturata is a species of plant now classified as belonging to the genus Goeppertia in the family Marantaceae. It has the synonym Calathea picturata.

Goeppertia picturata is native to northwest Brazil.[2] It has been introduced to Colombia, Peru, the Leeward Islands, and the Windward Islands.[3]

Goeppertia picturata is a clump-forming evergreen perennial growing to 35–40 cm (14–16 in). The leaves are dark green above, purple below, marked heavily with silver along the veins and midriff. It is tender, with a minimum temperature of 16 °C (61 °F) required, and in temperate areas is cultivated indoors as a houseplant.[4]

The Goeppertia picturata cultivar 'Argentea', with silver leaves edged in green, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Calathea picturata K.Koch & Linden, The Plant List, http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-223187
  2. ^ Karl Heinrich Emil Koch & Jean Jules Linden. 1863. Wochenscrift des Vereines zur Befördung des Gärtenbaues in den Königlichen Preussischen Staaten für Gärtnerei und Pflanzenkunde 6(44): 346, Calathea picturata
  3. ^ "Goeppertia picturata (K.Koch & Linden)". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  4. ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  5. ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Goeppertia picturata 'Argentea'". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  6. ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 43. Retrieved 3 March 2018.