Goeppertia ornata
| Goeppertia ornata | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
| Genus: | Goeppertia |
| Species: | G. ornata |
| Binomial name | |
| Goeppertia ornata | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
| |
Goeppertia ornata (syn. Calathea ornata), is a species of perennial plant from the genus Goeppertia in the family known as the prayer plants. It is native to Colombia and Venezuela.[1] This species belongs to the group of Goeppertia called the Ornata Group.[4]
Description
Goeppertia ornata has dark green leaves with a pink or white striped pattern on the upper side of the leaf. The bottom side of the leaves is purple when juvenile and then becomes green as the plant matures. The inflorescence of this species is a small spike shaped group of bracts. Unfortunately, as this species disappeared from cultivation and is hard to be found in the wild, the color of the bracts and flowers is unknown. The main characteristic to recognize a true G.ornata is by the presence of small hair on the surface of the leaf. [4]
A confusion...
While the horticultural industry sells "pinstripe calathea" houseplants as Goeppertia ornata or Calathea ornata,[5] Marantaceae expert Helen Kennedy states that these are actually Goeppertia sanderiana or Goeppertia majestica.[6][4] Goeppertia ornata is much more difficult to grow and disappeared from cultivation some time prior to the mid-1990s.
References
- 1 2 "Goeppertia ornata (Linden) Borchs. & S.Suárez". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ↑ Gartenflora, "Plant Name Details for Calathea ornata". IPNI. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
Nomenclatural synonym = Maranta ornata Lem. (Published in: Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe 4: t. 413. 1848.)
- ↑ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".
- 1 2 3 Kennedy, Helen (1995). "Will the real Calathea ornata stand up?" (PDF). Heliconia Society International Bulletin. 7 (3): 12–16. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ↑ "Goeppertia ornata". North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ↑ Kennedy, Helen (1996). "Calathea ornata and relatives, an ornate confusion". ISHS Acta Horticulturae. 413: 169–176. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.1995.413.26.