Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Goeppertia picturata
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Marantaceae
Genus
Goeppertia
Species
picturata
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Calathea picturata K. Koch & Linden (GBIF, 2021; POWO, 2022).
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2003
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Native to Brazil (Amazonas, Tocantins, Acre). Introduced to Colombia, Leeward Is., Peru, Windward Is (POWO, 2022).
- Borchsenius, F. Suárez, L.S. & Prince, L. (2012) Molecular Phylogeny and Redefined Generic Limits of Calathea (Marantaceae) Borchsenius, F., Suárez, L.S. & Prince, L. (2012). Molecular Phylogeny and Redefined Generic Limits of Calathea (Marantaceae). Systematic Botany, 37(3), 620-635.
- GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022) Plants of the world online POWO (2022): Plants of the world online. Published on the Internet; Https://powo.science.kew.org/
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"Galapagos Species Database, Goeppertia picturata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20362. Accessed 5 November 2026.