Goeppertia crocata

{{Short description|Species of plant in the genus Goeppertia}}

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|image=Calathea crocata 2.jpg

|image_caption=Flower

|image2=Curtis's botanical magazine (Tab 7820) (8346180395).jpg

|image2_caption=Botanical illustration

|genus=Goeppertia

|species=crocata

|authority=(É.Morren & Joriss.) Borchs. & S.Suárez

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|synonyms=

• Calathea crocata É.Morren & Joriss.
• Phyllodes crocata (É.Morren & Joriss.) Kuntze

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Goeppertia crocata (syn. Calathea crocata), the saffron-coloured calathea or eternal flame plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae, native to Bahia and Espírito Santo states of eastern Brazil.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60459270-2 |title=Goeppertia crocata (É.Morren & Joriss.) Borchs. & S.Suárez |author= |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=6 May 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://plantsinsights.com/calathea-crocata |date=4 March 2022 |last1=Cameron |first1=Lisa |title=Calathea crocata 'Tassmania' {{!}} Eternal Flame Plant Care Guide |website=Plants Insights |accessdate=23 April 2022 }} It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a hothouse ornamental.{{cite web |title=Goeppertia crocata saffron-coloured calathea |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/357165/Goeppertia-crocata/Details |date=2021 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=6 May 2021 |quote=Other common names; ... Eternal Flame plant}}