Goeppertia elliptica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Goeppertia elliptica (Roscoe) Borchs. & S.Suárez, Syst. Bot. 37(3): 630 (2012).

Basionym
- Phrynium ellipticum Roscoe, Monandr. Pl. Scitam. t. 44 inflorescence only. (1828).
Homotypic
- Calathea elliptica (Roscoe) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 48: 75 (1902).
Heterotypic
- Phrynium vittatum K.Koch, Berliner Allg. Gartenzeitung 1857: 147 (1857).
  - Calathea vittata (K.Koch) Körn., Gartenflora 7: 88 (1858).
  - Maranta vittata (K.Koch) Körn., Gartenflora 7: 88 (1858).
  - Phyllodes vittata ((K.Koch)) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 697 (1891).
- Phrynium elegans K.Koch, Wochenschr. Vereines Beförd. Gartenbaues Königl. Preuss. Staaten 6: 359 (1863).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Colombia. Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Borchsenius, F., Suárez, S. & Prince, L.M. 2012. Molecular phylogeny and redefined generic limits of Calathea (Marantaceae). Systematic Botany 37(3): 620–635. DOI: 10.1600/036364412X648571 ResearchGate Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Goeppertia elliptica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Goeppertia elliptica. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 19 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Goeppertia elliptica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Apr. 2015.

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