Goeppertia lietzei

Goeppertia lietzei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Goeppertia
Species:
G. lietzei
Binomial name
Goeppertia lietzei
(É.Morren) Saka
Synonyms[1]
  • Calathea louisae (É.Morren)
  • Maranta lietzei C.H.Nelson, Sutherl. & Fern.Casas

Goeppertia lietzei (syn. Calathea lietzei) is a species of plant belonging to the genus Goeppertia of the Marantaceae family, native to eastern Brazil.[1]

Goeppertia lietzei has been introduced to El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico.[1][2] It can be considered invasive in West Java, Indonesia.[3][4] It has also been reported as growing in disturbed forest in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.[5] In Indonesia, it is locally known as Kalatea batik.[6][7]

'Stella', 'White Fusion', and 'Yellow Fusion' are cultivated varieties.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Goeppertia lietzei (É.Morren) Saka". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Goeppertia lietzei(CBALI)". EPPO Global Database. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  3. ^ Handayani, A; Junaedi, D I; Zuhud, E A M (2021). "Ecological risk assessment of potentially invasive alien plant species in Cibodas Biosphere Reserve, West Java, Indonesia". IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 914 (012035). doi:10.1088/1755-1315/914/1/012035.
  4. ^ Kudo, Yoshihumi; Mutaqien, Zaenal; Simbolon, Herwint; Suzuki, Eizi (2014). "Spread of invasive plants along trails in two national parks in West Java, Indonesia". TROPICS. 23 (3): 99–110.
  5. ^ Fiqa, Abban Putri; Fauziah; Lestari, Dewi Ayu; Budiharta, Sugeng (2019). "The importance of in-situ conservation area in mining concession in preserving diversity, threatened and potential floras in East Kalimantan, Indonesia". Biodiversitas. 20 (1): 198–210.
  6. ^ Prihatini, Juliati; Iskandar, Johan; Partasasmita, Ruhyat; Nurjaman, Deden (2018). "The impacts of traditional homegarden conversion into the commercial one: A case study in Sukapura Village of the Upstream Citarum Watershed, West Java, Indonesia". Biodiversitas. 19 (5): 1926–1940. doi:10.13057/biodiv/d190545.
  7. ^ Febrianti, Deliana; Harisandy, Muhammad Dandi; Suwardi, Adi Bejo (2022). "The diversity of plant species in the ecotourism zone of Gunung Leuser National Park, Tangkahan, Indonesia" (PDF). Jurnal Biologi Tropis. 22 (2): 434–440.
  8. ^ "Goeppertia lietzei". NC State Extension. Retrieved 16 November 2025.