Goeppertia micans is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae. Its native range is Mexico to Tropical South America.[1] The Ngäbe-Buglé people use it in traditional medicine.[2]

Goeppertia micans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Goeppertia
Species:
G. micans
Binomial name
Goeppertia micans
(L.Mathieu) Borchs. & S.Suárez
Synonyms
  • Calathea micans (L.Mathieu) Körn.
  • Maranta micans L.Mathieu
  • Phrynium micans (L.Mathieu) Klotzsch
  • Phyllodes micans (L.Mathieu) Kuntze

References

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  1. ^ "Goeppertia micans (L.Mathieu) Borchs. & S.Suárez". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
  2. ^ Jiménez, José Ulises; Cedeño, Kleveer Abilio Espino; Duque, José Rogelio Fábrega; del Carmen Franco Chávez, Abelardo; Espinosa, Wedleys Walker Tejedor; Serracín, Brenda Cecilia; Valoys, Ana Cristina González (2022). "Healing plants in the traditional medicine of the Ngäbe-Buglé ethnic group: a preliminary ethnobotanical study" (PDF). 2022 8th International Engineering, Sciences and Technology Conference (IESTEC): 381–386. Retrieved 1 September 2024.