Marantaceae
Goeppertia

Goeppertia sciuroides (Petersen) Borchs. & S.Suárez

First published in Syst. Bot. 37: 634 (2012)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Brazil. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Zappi, D.C.; Biggs, N.; Silveira, E.A.; Camargo, A.C.; Philippsen, M.; Bessa, M.A.; Piva, J.H. [1874] Brazil Calathea sciuroides K000578661 Yes
Jul 1, 2007 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Sasaki, D.; Pedroga, J.A.; Rodrigues, L.; Piva, J.H. [522] Brazil Calathea sciuroides K000578662 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Glaziou, A.F.M. [9321] Brazil Calathea sciuroides K000586821 Type Yes
May 1, 1959 Glaziou, A.F.M. [8974] Brazil Calathea sciuroides K000586820 Type Yes
Apr 1, 1959 Prestoe, H. [3] Trinidad and Tobago Calathea sciuroides K000586791 Unknown Type Material Yes
Apr 1, 1959 Trinidad and Tobago Calathea sciuroides K000586790 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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