Taxon:  Goeppertia allouia (Aubl.) Borchs. & S. Suárez



Summary
Genus:
Goeppertia
Family:
Marantaceae
Nomen number:
465813
Place of publication:
Syst. Bot. 37:629.  2012
Verified:
02/23/2015 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (2  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Maranta allouia Aubl.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Calathea allouia (Aubl.) Lindl.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Borschenius, F. et al. 2012. Molecular phylogeny and redefined generic limits of Calathea (Marantaceae). Syst. Bot. 37:620-635. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishGuinea arrowroot as Calathea allouia1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: as Calathea allouia
Englishsweet corn-tuber as Calathea allouia1Martin, F. W. & E. Cabanillas. 1976. Leren (Calathea allouia), a little known tuberous root crop of the Caribbean. Econ. Bot. 30:249-256. Note: as Calathea allouia
Frenchtopinambour as Calathea allouia2Martin, F. W. & E. Cabanillas. 1976. Leren (Calathea allouia), a little known tuberous root crop of the Caribbean. Econ. Bot. 30:249-256. Note: as Calathea allouia
Frenchtopinambour blanc as Calathea allouia2Feuillet, C. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. French common names
GermanGuinea-Korbmaranthe as Calathea allouia2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage Note: as Calathea allouia
Spanishalleluia as Calathea allouia2Martin, F. W. & E. Cabanillas. 1976. Leren (Calathea allouia), a little known tuberous root crop of the Caribbean. Econ. Bot. 30:249-256. Note: as Calathea allouia
Spanishbijagua as Calathea allouia2Martin, F. W. & E. Cabanillas. 1976. Leren (Calathea allouia), a little known tuberous root crop of the Caribbean. Econ. Bot. 30:249-256. Note: as Calathea allouia
Spanishlerén as Calathea allouia2Martin, F. W. & E. Cabanillas. 1976. Leren (Calathea allouia), a little known tuberous root crop of the Caribbean. Econ. Bot. 30:249-256. Note: as Calathea allouia
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  Dubs, B. 1998. Prodromus florae matogrossensis. Botany of Mato Grosso, series B, no. 3.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola  Martin, F. W. & E. Cabanillas. 1976. Leren (Calathea allouia), a little known tuberous root crop of the Caribbean. Econ. Bot. 30:249-256.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and GrenadinesSaint Vincent Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad Martin, F. W. & E. Cabanillas. 1976. Leren (Calathea allouia), a little known tuberous root crop of the Caribbean. Econ. Bot. 30:249-256.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2005. Monocotyledons and gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52:195-196.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  Martin, F. W. & E. Cabanillas. 1976. Leren (Calathea allouia), a little known tuberous root crop of the Caribbean. Econ. Bot. 30:249-256.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  Martin, F. W. & E. Cabanillas. 1976. Leren (Calathea allouia), a little known tuberous root crop of the Caribbean. Econ. Bot. 30:249-256.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. 1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
2Cultivated    cult. in neotropicsMartin, F. W. & E. Cabanillas. 1976. Leren (Calathea allouia), a little known tuberous root crop of the Caribbean. Econ. Bot. 30:249-256.
4Naturalized    natzd. in neotropicsMartin, F. W. & E. Cabanillas. 1976. Leren (Calathea allouia), a little known tuberous root crop of the Caribbean. Econ. Bot. 30:249-256.
6Other    exact native range obscureMartin, F. W. & E. Cabanillas. 1976. Leren (Calathea allouia), a little known tuberous root crop of the Caribbean. Econ. Bot. 30:249-256.
Native
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad], United States [Puerto Rico], St. Vincent and Grenadines [Saint Vincent]
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Peru
Cultivated (cult. in neotropics)
Naturalized (natzd. in neotropics)
Other (exact native range obscure)

Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2005. Monocotyledons and gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52:195-196.
  2. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  3. Dubs, B. 1998. Prodromus florae matogrossensis. Botany of Mato Grosso, series B, no. 3.
  4. Harling, G. & B. Sparre, eds. 1973-. Flora of Ecuador.
  5. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  6. León (J. S. Sauget) & Alain (E. E. Liogier). 1946-1969. Flora de Cuba
  7. Martin, F. W. & E. Cabanillas. 1976. Leren (Calathea allouia), a little known tuberous root crop of the Caribbean. Econ. Bot. 30:249-256.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodvegetabletubers, as Calathea allouiaMartin, F. W. & E. Cabanillas. 1976. Leren (Calathea allouia), a little known tuberous root crop of the Caribbean. Econ. Bot. 30:249-256. Note: as Calathea allouia
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=465813. Accessed 13 May 2026.