''Goeppertia loeseneri'' (syn. ''Calathea loeseneri''), the Brazilian star calathea, is a species of plant belonging to the

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family. It is native to

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, northern

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, and

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. It can grow to a height of 1.2m (4 feet). ''Goeppertia loeseneri'' is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant with star-shaped pink flowers outside its native range.My Nice Flowers, Tropical Plants Finder, Tropical Flowers and Garden Plants of Malaysia, ''Calathea loeseneri'' star Calathea
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loeseneri Garden plants Flora of Bolivia Flora of Colombia Flora of Ecuador Flora of Peru Flora of North Brazil Plants described in 1931 {{Zingiberales-stub