Goeppertia warszewiczii
Goeppertia warszewiczii (previously Calathea warscewiczii) is a species of perennial, herbaceous plant in the Marantaceae family, endemic to Costa Rica and Nicaragua. It grows up to 0.5 to 1 meters (20-40 inches) high, by 0.5 to 1 meters (20-40 inches) wide, with patterned lanceolate leaves, and white cone-like inflorescences that fade to yellow or pink.
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Description
Goeppertia warszeiwczii is a medium sized plant with long, dark green velvety leaves, with short and thick; purple petioles and short; purple pulvinus. The leaves usually have a pattern on the upper side of the leaf, with a saw tooth, light green band along the middle vein. The inflorescence of G.warszewiczii is made of multiple bracts around a short, purple peduncle. The bracts appear white at first and slowly fade into a deep purple color with time, the flowers often stay closed throughout the flowering process until a pollinator come to open it. The flowers are white creamy.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1138036.