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
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 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.