Goeppertia vaginata

(Petersen) Borchs. & S.Suárez (2012)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Marantaceae Genus: Goeppertia

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Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Syst. Bot. 37: 635 (2012)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Goeppertia vaginata Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Herb. Leaves coriaceous, lying flat on ground, patterned above pale whitish green w/dark green along major veins and margins; grey-green below. Pulvinus olive-green; petiole green, occasionally streaked w/purple below. Cataphylls dark purple. Bracts yellow-green streaked w/purple. Claviculate bracteoles 2 per flw pair. All flw parts white, style turns dark. On back after tripping. Capsule triagonal, obpyramidal, brown, thick fleshy. Kennedy, H. 4494 Oahu BISH 1985-03-11