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Accession Data:

Goeppertia zebrina (Sims) Nees

  • Common Name: Zebra Plant
  • Family: Marantaceae Peterson

  • Country of Origin: Brazil (Bahia to Santa Catarina)

  • USDA Zone: 10a-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500007
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1303 - NEOA: Ground Bed 1 NE
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 03-03-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Zingiberales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Marantaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
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2011
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2009

References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Brazil Northeast / Brazil Southeast / Brazil South

References (external):

  1. Goeppertia zebrina at Wikispecies. Last accessed on Tuesday, February 23, 2016.
  2. Borchsenius, F., Surez, L.S.S. & Prince, L.M. (2012) Molecular phylogeny and redefined generic limits of Calathea (Marantaceae). Systematic Botany 37(3): pp. 620-635. Last accessed on Tuesday, February 23, 2016.
  3. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, 11 October, 2019.

data regenerated on Mon, 03 Mar 2025 11:33:01 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Goeppertia zebrina

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W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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