Goeppertia contrafenestra
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
| Genus: | Goeppertia |
| Species: | G. contrafenestra |
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| Goeppertia contrafenestra | |
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Goeppertia contrafenestra is a species of plant from the genus Goeppertia in the family Marantaceae. It is native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[1]
Description
Goeppertia contrafenestra is a medium sized plant with pointy, ovale, dark green leaves, with long, thin petioles and a long pulvinus. It has a pattern on the upper side of the leaf with the majority of the leaf being light green with a texture similar to Goeppertia makoyana. On this light green area, it has a few, straight dark green rectangles starting from a few milimeters from the middle vein to a few milimeters from the side of the pattern. The inflorescence of this species is made of multiple bracts around a short peduncle, the inflorescence is somewhat similar to Goeppertia roseopicta or Goeppertia veitchiana. The bracts are green and the flowers are fully white.[2]
References
- ↑ "Goeppertia contrafenestra (H.Kenn.) Borchs. & S.Suárez | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ↑ Vásquez Martínez, Rodolfo (1997). Flórula de las reservas biológicas de Iquitos, Perú : Allpahuayo-Mishana, Explornapo Camp, Explorama Lodge. Missouri Botanical Garden.