Goeppertia elliptica

Goeppertia elliptica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Marantaceae
Genus: Goeppertia
Species: Goeppertia elliptica

Name

Goeppertia elliptica (Roscoe) Borchs. & S.Suárez, Syst. Bot. 37(3): 630 (2012).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Phrynium ellipticum Roscoe, Monandr. Pl. Scitam. t. 44 inflorescence only. (1828).
• Homotypic
  • Calathea elliptica (Roscoe) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 48: 75 (1902).
• Heterotypic
  • Phrynium vittatum K.Koch, Berliner Allg. Gartenzeitung 1857: 147 (1857).
    • Calathea vittata (K.Koch) Körn., Gartenflora 7: 88 (1858).
    • Maranta vittata (K.Koch) Körn., Gartenflora 7: 88 (1858).
    • Phyllodes vittata ((K.Koch)) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 697 (1891).
  • Phrynium elegans K.Koch, Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 6: 359 (1863).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Colombia. Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Borchsenius, F., Suárez, S. & Prince, L.M. 2012. Molecular phylogeny and redefined generic limits of Calathea (Marantaceae). Systematic Botany 37(3): 620–635. DOI: 10.1600/036364412X648571 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Goeppertia elliptica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Goeppertia elliptica. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 19 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Goeppertia elliptica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Apr. 2015.

Vernacular names

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