'Misto' · ← Goeppertia Updated 2026-08-14

GOEPPERTIA

Goeppertia micans 'Misto'

A cultivar epithet in Goeppertia (Marantaceae) with no documented originator, no patent, and a species assignment that requires primary-record verification.

Overview

The cultivar epithet 'Misto' is recorded in the Digital Towns plant registry within the genus Goeppertia Nees, family Marantaceae, and is assigned in the registry to the species Goeppertia micans (L.Mathieu) Borchs. & S.Suárez [1]. That species assignment has not been verified against a primary record; a discrepancy is noted in the Names section. The registry entry carries a source-verification-pending notation, and the name row is classified as nomenclatural evidence only, not as a sourced cultivar description.

Plants of the World Online (Kew) records Goeppertia Nees as encompassing approximately 260 accepted species [1]. The North Carolina State University Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox describes Goeppertia micans as a compact tropical herbaceous perennial in Marantaceae, cultivated as a houseplant and in terrariums [3]. No authoritative source has been located that formally circumscribes the cultivar 'Misto' or documents its distinguishing traits relative to the species type. Limited authoritative sources available; further research needed.

Names and Name Classes

Three name classes are relevant to any cultivar record under the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants: the registered epithet, any trade designation, and any patent denomination.

Registered epithet. The correct form of the cultivar name as recorded in the Digital Towns registry is Goeppertia micans 'Misto', with the epithet enclosed in single quotation marks and not italicised. The epithet 'Misto' is the only name recorded for this cultivar in the registry, and it is classified as nomenclatural evidence only.

Trade designation. No trade designation separate from the cultivar epithet 'Misto' has been located in any authoritative source.

Patent denomination. No plant patent for this cultivar has been identified through primary-record searches, and no patent denomination exists to report.

Species assignment note. The registry assigns 'Misto' to Goeppertia micans (species_id 120). The verified_against_primary flag for this assignment is false. During research, multiple commercial aggregator sources were found to describe 'Misto' as a cultivar of Goeppertia louisae rather than Goeppertia micans. Those sources are not prose-citable under the editorial standards of this registry. The discrepancy is recorded here so that a human reviewer can resolve it against a primary record before this page is published. The registry value (Goeppertia micans) is reported throughout this article, with this caveat stated explicitly.

The species epithet micans rests on a basionym published by L.Mathieu in 1853 as Maranta micans. The current accepted combination, Goeppertia micans (L.Mathieu) Borchs. & S.Suárez, was published by Borchsenius, Suárez and Prince in 2012 in Systematic Botany 37(3): 634, as one of 246 new combinations transferring Calathea species to Goeppertia Nees [2]. Plants of the World Online (Kew) records this combination as accepted and lists the full synonymy accordingly [1].

Origin and Authorship

No originator is documented. This cultivar predates any registration authority for Marantaceae.

No parentage, derivation, year of establishment, place of origin, or first-propagation record is held by the Digital Towns registry for 'Misto'. No publication in a peer-reviewed journal, botanic garden bulletin, or society register has been located that attributes an originator or date of establishment to this epithet.

Limited authoritative sources available; further research needed.

Registration and Intellectual Property

No International Cultivar Registration Authority has been appointed for Marantaceae. The Commission on Cultivar Registration of the International Society for Horticultural Science appoints ICRAs and oversees their operation under the ICNCP [4]. As of 2026-08-14, no ICRA for Marantaceae or for the genus Goeppertia appears in the ISHS listings [4]. By contrast, the International Aroid Society holds the ICRA appointment for Araceae [5], illustrating that appointment is genus- or family-specific and is not assumed by default.

Because no ICRA for Marantaceae exists, no formal registration mechanism is available for cultivar epithets in Goeppertia. The epithet 'Misto' has not been formally registered with any authority and carries no registration reference or date. No patent is recorded, and no patent status, term, or expiry is documented.

Documentation and Gaps

The sources underpinning this record address the taxonomy and distribution of Goeppertia micans as a species. Borchsenius, Suárez and Prince (2012) established the accepted combination and the genus-level reclassification from Calathea [2]. Plants of the World Online (Kew) provides the current accepted name, full synonymy, and range [1]. The North Carolina State University Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox documents the species in cultivation [3]. The International Society for Horticultural Science confirms that no ICRA has been appointed for Marantaceae [4], and the International Aroid Society confirms by contrast that its own ICRA appointment covers Araceae [5].

None of these sources mentions the cultivar 'Misto'. The species assignment to Goeppertia micans has not been verified against a primary record and requires resolution by a human reviewer before publication. Limited authoritative sources available; further research needed.

Registry record

The entries below are the registry rows this article is written from. Each carries its own source, its role, and both dates. A row recorded as nomenclatural evidence is dated documentation of a name in use and is never cited in the prose above.

Registry card

Goeppertia micans 'Misto' is a cultivar epithet recorded in the Digital Towns plant registry within the family Marantaceae. No originator, parentage, patent, or formal registration authority is documented for this epithet, and the species assignment to Goeppertia micans requires primary-record verification before publication.

Genus
Goeppertia
Species
micans
Classification
not recorded
Originator
not documented
Established
not documented
Patent
none on record

Name classes

Three name classes with three different legal statuses attach to a cultivated plant: the registered cultivar epithet (governed by the ICNCP, printed in single quotes), any trade designation (a marketing name or trademark, never printed in single quotes), and the patent denomination (the name as published in a plant patent). Conflating them is the most common error in horticultural writing, and it is the one this registry exists to prevent.

NameClassSource
Misto Accepted evidence only Digital Towns registry — name in trade use, source verification pending (2026-08-11)
Placeholder record. No authoritative source for this cultivar has been located; Marantaceae has no ICRA and no register. Not citable in prose and does not count toward the indexing threshold. To be replaced by a sourced record from the USPTO -> journals -> dated-catalog research pass.

Origin and parentage

This registry has not located significant documentation to substantiate the origin of this name. No originator, introduction date, or registration record has been found in any source examined — no cultivar registration authority exists for Marantaceae that could have recorded one.

No independent dated documentation has been located to date. What this registry holds is its own record of the name in commercial use, 2026-08-11 — not third-party documentation.

This record is maintained openly and updates as documentation is located. Documented evidence of this cultivar's origin — dated catalogues, listings, or publications — can be submitted for verification.

Patent and propagation status

No plant patent is recorded for this cultivar in this registry. That is not the same as a positive finding that none exists: absence here means we have not located one.

See an error, or have documentation we lack? Submissions open shortly. Corrections are reviewed against documentation before the record changes.

Sources

  1. Goeppertia micans (L.Mathieu) Borchs. & S.Suárez. In: The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online at https://powo.science.kew.org/ (2026-01-01). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Plants of the World Online). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60461053-2 Accessed 2026-08-14.
  2. Borchsenius, F., Suárez, S. & Prince, L.M. (2012). Molecular phylogeny and redefined generic limits of Calathea (Marantaceae). Systematic Botany 37(3): 620-635. (2012-09-01). American Society of Plant Taxonomists / Systematic Botany. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364412X648571 Accessed 2026-08-14.
  3. Goeppertia micans (Miniature Calathea). North Carolina State University Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. (n.d.). North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/goeppertia-micans/ Accessed 2026-08-14.
  4. Cultivar Registration. International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), Commission on Cultivar Registration. (n.d.). International Society for Horticultural Science. https://ishs.org/scientific-structure/cmnr-cultivar-registration/ Accessed 2026-08-14.
  5. About. Aroid Cultivar Registry. International Aroid Society. (n.d.). International Aroid Society. https://www.aroidcultivars.org/about Accessed 2026-08-14.