Goeppertia loeseneri (syn. Calathea loeseneri), the Brazilian star calathea, is a species of plant belonging to the Marantaceae family. It is native to Peru, northern Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Calathea loeseneri It can grow to a height of 1.2m (4 feet).Macbride, James Francis. 1931. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 11(2): 51, Calathea loeseneriBorchsenius Kristensen, Finn & Suárez, Stella. 2012. Systematic Botany 37(3): 632, Goeppertia loeseneri
Goeppertia loeseneri is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant with star-shaped pink flowers outside its native range.Online Plant Guide, Calathea loeseneri/Brazilian Calathea, CapatheaMy Nice Flowers, Tropical Plants Finder, Tropical Flowers and Garden Plants of Malaysia, Calathea loeseneri star Calathea
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