Goeppertia, Nees, 1831

Saka, Mariana N. & Lombardi, Julio A., 2014, A new species of Goeppertia (Marantaceae) from the northeast Brazil and an identification key for species from the state of Sergipe, Phytotaxa 170 (1), pp. 46-48 : 48

Key for the species of Goeppertia in the Sergipe State

1. Green leaves with dark green or purple spots in adaxial side. Inflorescence bracts distichally arranged, deeply villous ................... ................................................................................................................................ Goeppertia villosa (Lindl.) Borchs. & S.Suárez

- Green leaves without spots of any colour or occasionally with one purple blotch on the adaxial side. Inflorescence bracts spirally arranged, puberulent...........................................................................................................................................................................2

2. Inflorescence not subtendend by a cauline leaf. Bracts with straight apex, apices spreading, distributed in 3–4 series ..................... ................................................................................................................................................ Goeppertia effusa Saka & Lombardi

- Inflorescence subtended by a cauline leaf. Bracts with recurved apices, distributed in 7–10 series ................................................... ........................................................................................................................ Goeppertia cylindrica (Roscoe) Borchs. & S.Suárez