Goeppertia ornata (syn. Calathea ornata, also called variously striped, pin-stripe, or pin-stripe calathea) is a species of perennial plant in the family known as the prayer plants. It is native to South America (Colombia, Venezuela), and is cultivated in temperate countries as a houseplant.
Pin-stripe prayerplant | |
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Goeppertia ornata in the Andromeda Gardens | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Zingiberales |
Family: | Marantaceae |
Genus: | Goeppertia |
Species: | G. ornata |
Binomial name | |
Goeppertia ornata | |
Synonyms[3] | |
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Nomenclatural synonym = Maranta ornata Lem. (Published in: Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe 4: t. 413. 1848.)
Taxon identifiers | |
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Goeppertia ornata |
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Calathea ornata |
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Maranta ornata |
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