Goeppertia mediopicta
| Goeppertia mediopicta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
| Genus: | Goeppertia |
| Species: | G. mediopicta |
| Binomial name | |
| Goeppertia mediopicta | |
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Goeppertia mediopicta (syn. Calathea mediopicta), the middle-stripe prayer plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae, native to Espírito Santo state in southeastern Brazil.[1] The specific epithet mediopicta means having a stripe or color down the middle.[2] Goeppertia mediopicta has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Goeppertia mediopicta (Jacob-Makoy ex É.Morren) Borchs. & S.Suárez". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ↑ Armitage, James (2017). A Portable Latin for Gardeners: More Than 1,500 Essential Plant Names and the Secrets They Contain. University of Chicago Press.
- ↑ "Goeppertia mediopicta middle-stripe prayer plant". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.