Transfer of the Honduran species Calathea carolineae to the genus Goeppertia (Marantaceae)

Joao Marcelo Alvarenga Braga

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.175.4.6

Issue: Vol. 175 No. 4: 13 August 2014

Type: Correspondence

Published: 2014-08-13

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.175.4.6

Page range: 237–238

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**Transfer of the Honduran species Calathea carolineae to the genus Goeppertia (Marantaceae)**

Joao Marcelo Alvarenga Braga⁺⁻

Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Rua Pacheco Leão, 915. 22460-030. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

Calathea sect. Breviscapus Flora of Honduras Mesoamerica

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Abstract

Calathea carolineae is herein transferred to Goeppertia. This genus has recently been redefined morphologically and, hence, incorporates most species previously described as Calathea.