Phrynium pubinerve
Phrynium pubinerve | |
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leaves and inflorescence | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Zingiberales |
Family: | Marantaceae |
Genus: | Phrynium |
Species: | P. pubinerve |
Binomial name | |
Phrynium pubinerve Blume, 1827 | |
Synonyms | |
Pontederia ovata Linné |
Phrynium pubinerve[1] is the type species of the plant genus Phrynium, in the family Marantaceae. It is widespread throughout Asia, with records from India, China, and Indo-China through to New Guinea; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.[2]
Gallery
As with Stachyphrynium placentarium leaves of this species may be used as a wrapping for food and other items (illustrations here are from Laos).
References
- ↑ Blume, 1827 In: Enum. Pl. Javae : 38
- ↑ Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed) (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
External Links
Media related to Phrynium pubinerve at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Phrynium at Wikispecies