Accepted name
Goeppertia violacea (Lindl.) J.M.A.Braga & F.Silva
Accepted name per the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (key 11101416).
Synonymy and trade names
1 other name for this species is in documented use. The trade continues to sell most of these plants under their former Calathea names.
| Name | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Goeppertia violacea (Lindl.) J.M.A.Braga & F.Silva | Accepted | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (dataset d7dddbf4-2cf0-4f39-9b2a-bb099caae36c) |
| Calathea violacea | Synonym | Borchsenius, F., Suárez, S. & Prince, L. (2012). Molecular phylogeny and redefined generic limits of Calathea (Marantaceae). Systematic Botany 37(3): 620–635. (2012-09-01) Calathea name in continued horticultural use; transferred to Goeppertia by Borchsenius, Suárez & Prince (2012). |
Profile
Limited public data available; further research needed. This entry currently holds verified nomenclature only. A sourced profile is written by the research pass, not by hand.
Cultivars of this species (0)
No cultivar has been attributed to this species in the registry.
Sources
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (dataset d7dddbf4-2cf0-4f39-9b2a-bb099caae36c) (n.d.). GBIF key 11101416. https://www.gbif.org/dataset/d7dddbf4-2cf0-4f39-9b2a-bb099caae36c Accessed 2026-08-11.
- Borchsenius, F., Suárez, S. & Prince, L. (2012). Molecular phylogeny and redefined generic limits of Calathea (Marantaceae). Systematic Botany 37(3): 620–635. (2012-09-01). https://doi.org/10.1600/036364412X648571 Accessed 2026-08-12.