Biology:Goeppertia roseopicta

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Short description: Species of flowering plant


Rose-painted calathea
Calathea roseopicta a1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Goeppertia
Species:
G. roseopicta
Binomial name
Goeppertia roseopicta
(Linden ex Lem.) Borchs. & S.Suárez
Synonyms[1]
  • Calathea illustris (Linden) N.E.Br.
  • Maranta illustris Linden
  • Maranta roseopicta Linden
  • Maranta wagneri Veitch ex Regel
  • Phyllodes roseopicta (Linden) Kuntze
  • Calathea roseopicta (Linden) Regel

Goeppertia roseopicta[2] is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae, native to northwest Brazil. It is marketed as a houseplant under its synonym[1] Calathea roseopicta. It is a clump-forming evergreen perennial growing to 50 cm (20 in), very similar in appearance to Goeppertia makoyana. The large rounded leaves are dark green above, red below, marked heavily with cream or pink stripes "painted" along the veins and midrib, with feathered margins.

It is tender, with a minimum temperature of 16 °C (61 °F) required, and in temperate areas is cultivated indoors as a houseplant.[3] It requires a constant temperature of 18–24 °C (64–75 °F), high humidity levels at all times, and bright indirect light.[4] This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a houseplant.[5][6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q50841692 entry