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] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]

Goeppertia mediopicta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Goeppertia
Species:
G. mediopicta
Binomial name
Goeppertia mediopicta
(Jacob-Makoy ex É.Morren) Borchs. & S.Suárez
Synonyms[1]
  • Calathea mediopicta Jacob-Makoy ex É.Morren
  • Calathea prasina (W.Bull) N.E.Br.
  • Maranta mediopicta (Jacob-Makoy ex É.Morren) É.Morren
  • Maranta prasina W.Bull
  • Phyllodes mediopicta (Jacob-Makoy ex É.Morren) Kuntze

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ "Goeppertia mediopicta middle-stripe prayer plant". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.