Goeppertia picturata

Goeppertia picturata
Goeppertia picturata 'Argentea'
Scientific 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 picturataK.Koch & Linden Calathea gouletiiStapf Calathea picturata var. vandenheckei(Lem.) É.Morren Calathea van-den-heckei(Lem.) Regel Maranta picturata(K.Koch & Linden) K.Koch & Linden Maranta van-den-heckeiVerschaff. ex Lem. Phrynium van-den-heckeiLem. 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 . ^[2] It is native to northwest Brazil. ^[3] and has been introduced to Colombia, Peru, the Leeward Islands, and the Windward Islands. ^[4]

It grows as a 35–40 cm (14–16 in) clump-forming evergreen perennial. 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. ^[5]

The Goeppertia picturata cultivar 'Argentea', with silver leaves edged in green, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. Calathea picturata K.Koch & Linden, The Plant List, http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-223187
2. "Goeppertia picturata (K.Koch & Linden) Borchs. & S.Suárez". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
3. 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
4. "Goeppertia picturata (K.Koch & Linden) Borchs. & S.Suárez". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
5. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN   978-1405332965.
6. "RHS Plant Selector - Goeppertia picturata 'Argentea'". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
7. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 43. Retrieved 3 March 2018.