Goeppertia leonia

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 leonia

Name

Goeppertia leonia (Sander) Borchs. & S. Suárez Syst. Bot. 37(3): 631. (2012)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Maranta leonia Sander Cat. 1896: 63. ((1896)
• Heterotypic
  • Calathea leonia (Sander) Schum. Pflanzenr. IV. 48(Heft 11): 90. (1902)
    

Note: Cultivated at the nursery of Sander at St. Albans, U.K. from material supposed to have come from Ecuador or Brasil (specimen unknown).

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. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Goeppertia leonia. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 19 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Goeppertia leonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Apr. 2015.