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Goeppertia elliptica
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Goeppertia elliptica is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae. It is native to Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela, and parts of Brazil. The cultivar 'Vittata' is grown horticulturally. In Guyana, the leaves of Goeppertia elliptica are used for wrapping, such as wrapping fish to roast.
- Family
- Marantaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Goeppertia elliptica
- Slug
- goeppertia-elliptica
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Marantaceae
- Genus
- Goeppertia
- Species
- elliptica
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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