Goeppertia pseudoveitchiana

Goeppertia pseudoveitchiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Goeppertia
Species:
G. pseudoveitchiana
Binomial name
Goeppertia pseudoveitchiana
(H.Kenn.) Borchs. & S.Suárez
Synonyms
  • Calathea pseudoveitchiana H.Kenn.

Goeppertia pseudoveitchiana is a species of plant from the genus Goeppertia in the Marantaceae family. It is native to Peru.[1]

Description

Goeppertia pseudoveitchiana is a medium sized plant with wide, pointy, glossy green leaves. It has long and thin petioles and a long pulvinus. The underside is usually grey-green with two purple bands following the pattern above. Above is a pattern extremely similar to Goeppertia veitchiana, with one wide green band in the middle, two thin dark green bands on each sides of the middle band and two other ligth green bands on each sides of the dark green bands. The inflorescence of Goeppertia pseudoveitchiana is made of multiple bracts on a peduncle. The inflorescence stays at ground level and is usually hard to see. It has purple bracts and flowers.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Goeppertia pseudoveitchiana (H.Kenn.) Borchs. & S.Suárez | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  2. ↑ Kennedy, Helen (1983). "A pattern mimic of Calathea veitchiana from Peru (Marantaceae)". Canadian Journal of Botany. 61: 1429.