'Royal Standard' · ← Goeppertia Updated 2026-08-14

GOEPPERTIA

Goeppertia 'Royal Standard'

A cultivar epithet in trade use for which no originator, patent, or formal registration has been documented.

Overview

The cultivar epithet 'Royal Standard' is recorded in trade use within the genus Goeppertia Nees, the accepted name for the largest genus in Marantaceae. Goeppertia Nees encompasses an estimated 260 species, the great majority of which were transferred from Calathea G.Mey. following a molecular phylogenetic revision by Borchsenius, Suárez and Prince in 2012, which demonstrated that Calathea as previously circumscribed was polyphyletic and published 246 new combinations.

Trade sources associate 'Royal Standard' with plants attributed to Goeppertia roseopicta (Linden ex Lem.) Borchs. and S.Suárez, the accepted name confirmed by Plants of the World Online [3]. The basionym is Maranta roseopicta Linden ex Lem., published in Annales d'Horticulture Belge et Étrangère 16: 202 (1866), with the combination under Goeppertia published by Borchsenius, Suárez and Prince in 2012 [4]. The species-level association of 'Royal Standard' with Goeppertia roseopicta has not been confirmed from a primary record within the scope of this research pass, because the sources making that association fall outside the approved citation categories for this registry. The registry field species_id is accordingly null.

Name Classes

Registered epithet. The International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP) requires that a cultivar epithet be enclosed in single quotation marks, giving 'Royal Standard'. The name appears in trade channels without quotation marks and frequently under the superseded genus Calathea, reflecting pre-2012 nomenclature that predates the Borchsenius, Suárez and Prince revision [3].

No protologue or formal registration document for the epithet 'Royal Standard' has been located in any primary source consulted during this research pass. No International Cultivar Registration Authority has been appointed for Marantaceae [1], so there is no formal register against which the epithet could be checked for duplication and no deposited description. By contrast, the International Aroid Society holds the ICRA appointment for the neighbouring family Araceae [2], illustrating the kind of formal infrastructure that Marantaceae currently lacks.

Trade designation. No trade designation distinct from the cultivar epithet has been identified in any primary record consulted for this brief.

Patent denomination. The name 'Royal Standard' does not appear as a denomination in any USPTO plant patent returned by searches conducted for this brief. No patent denomination is recorded in the registry for this cultivar.

Origin

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

The registry fields for originator, namer, seed parent, pollen parent, derivation, year established, origin place, and origin date are all null. No primary record establishing any of these values has been located during this research pass. Targeted searches of the USPTO patent database returned no patent record carrying the denomination 'Royal Standard'.

Registration Context

No International Cultivar Registration Authority has been appointed for Marantaceae. The ICRA system is administered by the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), which appoints organisations to maintain official registers of cultivar epithets under the provisions of the ICNCP [1]. No appointment covering Goeppertia or Calathea appears in the ISHS list of authorities [5]. The International Aroid Society holds the ICRA appointment for Araceae [2], and that contrast illustrates the significance of the gap for Marantaceae.

Digital Towns is an applicant and an aggregator. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or accredited by ISHS or any appointed ICRA.

Documentation

Plants of the World Online confirms the accepted name of the species to which trade sources attribute 'Royal Standard' as Goeppertia roseopicta (Linden ex Lem.) Borchs. and S.Suárez [3], and documents the 2012 Borchsenius, Suárez and Prince transfer [4]. These records establish correct nomenclature at species level but say nothing about the cultivar epithet 'Royal Standard' itself.

No botanical garden publication, herbarium record, or university extension document describing Goeppertia 'Royal Standard' as a distinct cultivar has been located during this research pass. 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 'Royal Standard' is a cultivar epithet recorded in trade use within the genus Goeppertia Nees (Marantaceae). No originator, plant patent, registration document, or primary taxonomic description has been located for this name. No International Cultivar Registration Authority has been appointed for Marantaceae.

Genus
Goeppertia
Species
not attributed
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
Royal Standard 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. International Cultivar Registration Authority. American Public Gardens Association. (n.d.). American Public Gardens Association. https://www.publicgardens.org/international-cultivar-registration-authority/ Accessed 2026-08-14.
  2. About. Aroid Cultivar Registry. International Aroid Society. (n.d.). International Aroid Society. https://www.aroidcultivars.org/about Accessed 2026-08-14.
  3. Goeppertia roseopicta (Linden ex Lem.) Borchs. and S.Suárez — accepted name record. Plants of the World Online. (n.d.). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60461319-2 Accessed 2026-08-14.
  4. Goeppertia roseopicta — basionym and transfer record. Wikispecies. (n.d.). Wikimedia Foundation. https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Goeppertia_roseopicta Accessed 2026-08-14.
  5. Cultivar Registration — ISHS list of appointed International Cultivar Registration Authorities. (2026-01-03). International Society for Horticultural Science. https://www.ishs.org/nomenclature-and-cultivar-registration/cultivars Accessed 2026-08-14.

DIGITAL TOWNS REGISTRY · PLANTS · REVIEWED 2026-08-14