Goeppertia concinna
Species of plant
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Goeppertia concinna (syn. Calathea concinna, Calathea leopardina) is a species of flowering plant from the genus Goeppertia in the family Marantaceae.[2] It is native to Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil.[1] A perennial shrub of the wet tropics, it has found use as a houseplant.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
| Genus: | Goeppertia |
| Species: | G. concinna |
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Description
Goeppertia concinna is a small sized plant. It has pointy, light green leaves, long, green petioles and a small, green pulvinus. It has a pattern on the upper side of the leaf, which consists of a few, pointy dark green spots along the middle vein. The inflorescence of G.concinna is made of multiple bracts on a very short peduncle. The bracts are pointy and green and the flowers are bright yellow.[3]
Taxonomy
In 2012, Mariana Saka, stated that the old type of Calathea leopardina was now used for Goeppertia concinna as Regel considered Calathea leopardina only a variety of Calathea concinna (Calathea leopardina var.concinna). The only differentiation Regel noticed between the two was the shape of the leaves (elliptic vs elliptic lanceolate).[4]
Cultivation
In cultivation, there is a species that is often misnamed as Goeppertia concinna, which is a Goeppertia species called in the trade "Freddie". Those plants are a different species as Goeppertia concinna. The real G. concinna is more often sold as Goeppertia leopardina (or Calathea leopardina).
