Goeppertia ornata
| Pin-stripe prayerplant | |
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| Calathea ornata in the Andromeda Gardens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
| Genus: | Calathea |
| Species: | C. ornata
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| Binomial name | |
| Calathea ornata | |
| Synonyms[1][3] | |
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Calathea ornata (also called variously striped, pin-stripe, or pin-stripe calathea) is a species of perennial plant in the family known as the prayer plants. It is native to South America (Colombia, Venezuela), and is cultivated in temperate countries as a houseplant.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c Gartenflora 17: 87. 1858 "Calathea ornata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
- ^ Gartenflora, "Plant Name Details for Calathea ornata". IPNI. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
Nomenclatural synonym = Maranta ornata Lem. (Published in: Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe 4: t. 413. 1848.)
- ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".
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