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Goeppertia gymnocarpa is a medium-sized prayer plant with large green leaves that change from pink-lined juvenile foliage to a brush pattern as it matures. It is grown for its foliage and needs humid, warm, shaded conditions.
Goeppertia gymnocarpa is a species of plant from the Goeppertia genus, in the Marantaceae family which is native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panamá. It was discovered by Helen Kennedy as Calathea gymnocarpa in 1977 in Botaniska Notisier (Vol.130). This species belongs to the sub-group of Goeppertia called the Ornata group.
Goeppertia cylindrica · Goeppertia orbifolia · Goeppertia ornata · Calathea pallidicosta · Calathea paucifolia · Goeppertia picturata · Calathea roseobracteata · Goeppertia warszewiczii · Goeppertia albertii · Guinea Arrowroot · Goeppertia bantae · Goeppertia burle-marxii
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Goeppertia gymnocarpa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
