Goeppertia roseopicta

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Marantaceae
Genus: Goeppertia
Species: Goeppertia roseopicta
Name

Goeppertia roseopicta (Linden) Borchs. & S. Suárez Syst. Bot. 37(3): 634. (2012)
Synonyms

Basionym
Maranta roseopicta Linden Belgique Hort. 16: 202. (1866) BHL
Homotypic
Calathea roseopicta (Linden) Regel Gartenflora 18: 97, t. 610. (1869) BHL
Phyllodes roseopicta (Linden) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 695. (1891) BHL
Heterotypic
Calathea illustris (Linden) N.E.Br. in Suppl. Johnson's Gard. Dict.: 890 (1882)
Calathea roseopicta var. illustris (Linden) Regel in Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1868(Suppl.): 12 (1869 publ. 1870)
Maranta illustris Linden in Ill. Hort. 14: t. 515 (1867)
Maranta wagneri Veitch ex Regel in Gartenflora 28: 300 (1879)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Brazil '
Brazil North, Brazil West-Central
Regional: Western South America '
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Borchsenius, F., Suárez, S. & Prince, L.M. 2012. Molecular phylogeny and redefined generic limits of Calathea (Marantaceae). Systematic Botany 37(3): 620–635. DOI: 10.1600/036364412X648571 ResearchGate Reference page.

Additional references

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.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Goeppertia roseopicta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Goeppertia roseopicta. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 19 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Goeppertia roseopicta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Apr. 2015.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Goeppertia roseopicta in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names
مصرى: کالاتیا رزپیکتا
polski: Kalatea różowokropkowana
中文: 彩虹竹芋
Goeppertia roseopicta[2] is a species of flowering plant in the arrowroot and prayer-plant family Marantaceae, native to northwestern Brazil's Amazonian basin. Oftentimes, it is marketed as a houseplant under its former generic name and synonym[1] Calathea roseopicta. It is a clump-forming, evergreen perennial, growing to 50 cm (20 in), and is very similar in appearance to G. makoyana. The typical "wild-type", or "natural" form, has papery, ovate leaves of a pastel, seafoam-green hue, outlined with a dark-green edging and "painted" horizontally from the midribs with darker streaks; typical of other species in its family and genus, G. roseopicta features dark reddish, purplish backsides to its foliage, an evolutionary adaptation to growing in darkened or shaded areas on the forest floor, where adequate light reflection is required for photosynthesis.

Certain varietals and cultivars available in the plant trade often feature very dark-green to blackish or purple-mauve leaves with a range of pinks, reds and whites, often with little to no green tones. Common varietals include Goeppertia roseopicta 'Dottie', 'Rosy' and 'Royale', among others.

G. roseopicta is tender, with a minimum temperature of 16 °C (61 °F) required, and in temperate areas is cultivated indoors as a houseplant.[3] It requires a constant temperature of 18–24 °C (64–75 °F), high humidity levels at all times, and bright indirect light.[4] This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a houseplant.[5][6]
References

"Goeppertia roseopicta (Linden ex Lem.) Borchs. & S.Suárez Plants of the World Online".
Borchsenius, Finn; Suárez, Luz Stella Suárez; Prince, Linda M. (2012). "Molecular Phylogeny and Redefined Generic Limits of Calathea (Marantaceae)". Systematic Botany. 37 (3): 620–635. ISSN 0363-6445.
RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
"Rose Painted Calathea". House Plants Expert. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
"RHS Plant Selector - Goeppertia roseopicta". Retrieved 11 July 2020.
"AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 43. Retrieved 3 March 2018.