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Goeppertia portobelensis (H.Kenn.) Borchs. & S.Suárez

Specimen

MNHN-P-P01674435
AME (America)

Taxonomy

Lauraceae
Goeppertia
Goeppertia portobelensis
Goeppertia portobelensis (H.Kenn.) Borchs. & S.Suárez

Origin

Near Portobelo, by the bridge over the Rio Buenaventura
fl
1970-8-14
Herb.0.4-1 m. Leaf deep green above with pale green marking along midrib, grey-green below. Bracts herbaceous, green,. Flowers entirely white to tinged purple. Staminode callosum petaloid apically. Claviculate bracteoles cream colored bearing nectaries apically. Junction of leaf sheath with the stem frequently pink

Determination history

Saka 2015
Goeppertia portobelensis (H.Kenn.) Borchs. & S.Suárez
PARATYPE
Calathea portobelensis H.Kenn.