Goeppertia variegata
Species of flowering plant
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Goeppertia variegata is a species of plant from the genus Goeppertia in the Marantaceae family. It is native to Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago and Venezuela.[1] It is part of the sub-group of the genus called the Ornata group.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
| Genus: | Goeppertia |
| Species: | G. variegata |
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Description
Goeppertia variegata is a big sized plant with huge, wide and long green leaves with long and thick petioles and a long pulvinus. The underside of the leaf can vary from green to purple. Juvenile plants have two light green bands on each side of the leaf with a dark green square-like pattern along the middle vein. This middle pattern later fades into a single thick green band, intensifying the brush pattern. Sometimes the pattern disappears completely at a very mature stage, leaving the leaves plain green. The inflorescence shape and flowers are not clearly documented.[2]
