ON THIS PLANT
Goeppertia latifolia is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae. Its native range is Panama to Ecuador and Trinidad. It is used as a food and medicine. Prehistoric Lucayan migrants to the Bahamas brought Goeppertia latifolia with them from their ancestral homelands. The flowers of Goeppertia latifolia do not open spontaneously.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Calathea
- Family
- Marantaceae
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