''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
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
, and
Ecuador.
It can grow to a height of 1.2m (4 feet).
''Goeppertia loeseneri'' is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant with star-shaped pink flowers outside its native range.
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References
loeseneri
Garden plants
Flora of Bolivia
Flora of Colombia
Flora of Ecuador
Flora of Peru
Flora of North Brazil
Plants described in 1931
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