Goeppertia rufibarba (syn. Calathea rufibarba), the furry feather or velvet calathea, is a species of flowering plant in the Marantaceae family, native to Bahia state of northeastern Brazil.[1][2][3] The plant's common names are due to its fuzzy, fur-like underleaf texture, which is unusual in its genus.[4][5] Common as a houseplant, the species requires warm temperatures, shade, and humidity to thrive, and may produce small yellow flowers.[6][7] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[8]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
| Genus: | Goeppertia |
| Species: | G. rufibarba
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| Goeppertia rufibarba (Fenzl) Borchs. & S.Suárez
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References
edit- ^ a b "Goeppertia rufibarba (Fenzl) Borchs. & S.Suárez". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ "Goeppertia rufibarba". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families.
- ^ "Species details". Catalogue of Life: 2010 Annual Checklist.
- ^ "Kew Bulletin, Volume 11", Kew Bulletin, H.M. Stationery Office, p. 403, 1897
- ^ Lisa Eldred Steinkopf (23 October 2017). Houseplants: The Complete Guide to Choosing, Growing, and Caring for Indoor Plants. Cool Springs Press. p. 261. ISBN 978-1-59186-690-9.
- ^ DK (1 March 2010). How to Grow Practically Everything. DK Publishing. p. 381. ISBN 978-0-7566-7001-6.
- ^ Sir William Jackson Hooker (1897), "Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Volume 123", Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Academic Press
- ^ "Goeppertia rufibarba". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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