Goeppertia elegans

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| genus = Goeppertia

| species = elegans

| authority = (H.Kenn.) Borchs. & S.SuárezBorchs. & S.Suárez, Syst. Bot. 37: 630 (2012).

| synonyms = Calathea elegans H.Kenn.Calathea elegans and C. spiralis-new Panamanian Marantaceae. H Kennedy, Botaniska Notiser, 1978, 131(3), pages 349–350 ([http://herbarium.duke.edu/uploads/media_items/193-calathea-elegans.original.pdf article at herbarium.duke.edu], retrieved 21 July 2016)

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Goeppertia elegans (syn. Calathea elegans) is a plant species belonging to the family Marantaceae native to Colombia and Panama.{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Goeppertia elegans (H.Kenn.) Borchs. & S.Suárez |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60459289-2 |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |language=en}} It resembles Goeppertia cuneata.{{cite journal |last1=Hammel |first1=Barry E. |title=THE VASCULAR FLORA OF LA SELVA BIOLOGICAL STATION, COSTA RICA* MARANTACEAE |journal=Selbyana |date=1986 |volume=9 |pages=234-242 |url=https://journals.flvc.org/selbyana/article/download/120815/119333 |access-date=1 September 2024}}