Goeppertia latifolia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
| Genus: | Goeppertia |
| Species: | G. latifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Goeppertia latifolia (Willd. ex Link) Borchs. & S.Suárez
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| Synonyms | |
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Calathea latifolia (Willd. ex Link) Klotzsch | |
Goeppertia latifolia is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae. Its native range is Panama to Ecuador and Trinidad.[1] It is used as a food and medicine. Prehistoric Lucayan migrants to the Bahamas brought Goeppertia latifolia with them from their ancestral homelands.[2] The flowers of Goeppertia latifolia do not open spontaneously.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Goeppertia latifolia (Willd. ex Link) Borchs. & S.Suárez". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ^ Berman, Mary Jane; Pearsall, Deborah M. (2020). "Crop Dispersal and Lucayan Tool Use: Investigating the Creation of Transported Landscapes in the Central Bahamas through Starch Grain, Phytolith, Macrobotanical, and Artifact Studies". Journal of Field Archaeology. 45 (5): 355–371. doi:10.1080/00934690.2020.1740958.
- ^ "Calathea latifolia Klotzsch". Panama Biodiversity Portal. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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