Goeppertia chimboracensis

Goeppertia chimboracensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Goeppertia
Species:
G. chimboracensis
Binomial name
Goeppertia chimboracensis
(Linden) Borchs. & S.Suárez
Synonyms
  • Calathea chimboracensis Linden ex André
  • Calathea lehmannii K.Schum.
  • Maranta chimboracensis Linden
  • Phyllodes chimboracensis (Linden) Kuntze

Goeppertia chimboracensis is an endangered species of flowering plant in the Marantaceae family. It is a perennial endemic to Ecuador.

It was first described by Jean Jules Linden. The name chimboracensis refers to the Chimborazo mountains in central Ecuador.

The Tsáchila people of Ecuador use the plant to treat hemorrhage.

References

  1. ↑ Muriel, P.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Calathea chimboracensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004 e.T45631A11008749. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45631A11008749.en.
  2. ↑ "Goeppertia chimboracensis (Linden ex André) Borchs. & S.Suárez". World Flora Online. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Goeppertia chimboracensis (Linden) Borchs. & S.Suárez". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. ↑ Gledhill, David (2008). The names of plants (4 ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 104.
  5. ↑ Cerón, Carlos; Consuelo Montalvo, A.; Calazacón, Augusto; Toasa, Germán V. (2004). "Etnobotánica Tsáchila, Pichincha-Ecuador". Cinchonia. 5 (1): 109–194.