Goeppertia chimboracensis

Goeppertia chimboracensis is an endangered species of flowering plant in the Marantaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.^[3]

Goeppertia chimboracensis
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Marantaceae
Genus:	Goeppertia
Species:	G. chimboracensis
Binomial name
Goeppertia chimboracensis (Linden) Borchs. & S.Suárez
Synonyms[2]
Calathea chimboracensis Linden ex André Calathea lehmannii K.Schum. Maranta chimboracensis Linden Phyllodes chimboracensis (Linden) Kuntze

It was first described by Jean Jules Linden. The name chimboracensis refers to the Chimborazo mountains in central Ecuador.^[4]