Goeppertia libbyana

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

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|status = EN

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = Muriel, P. & Pitman, N. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/45641/all Calathea libbyana]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140627094911/http://www.iucnredlist.org/ 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 20 August 2007.

|genus=Goeppertia

|species=libbyana

|authority=(H.Kenn.) Borchs. & S.Suárez

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|synonyms=Calathea libbyana H.Kenn.

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Goeppertia libbyana (syn. Calathea libbyana) is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae, endemic to Napo Province of Ecuador.{{cite web |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60459380-2 |title=Goeppertia libbyana (H.Kenn.) Borchs. & S.Suárez |author= |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=7 May 2021 }} Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web |title=Goeppertia libbyana |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/357182/Goeppertia-libbyana/Details |date=2021 |publisher=The Royal Horticultural Society |access-date=7 May 2021 }}

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