Schumannianthus

Schumannianthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Marantaceae
Genus:	Schumannianthus; Gagnep.

Schumannianthus is a group of plants in the Marantaceae described as a genus in 1904.[1][2][3]

Schumannianthus dichotomus is cultivated in riverine areas of South Asia and Southeast Asia for making Shital pati, mats that feel cool to the touch, for use on floors and beds.[4]

Species[1]

Schumannianthus dichotomus (Roxb.) Gagnep. - E Himalayas, Indochina, P Malaysia, Borneo, Philippines
Schumannianthus monophyllus Suksathan, Borchs. & A.D.Poulsen - Sarawak

References

"World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".
Gagnepain, François. 1904. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 51: 176 in French
Tropicos, Schumannianthus Gagnep.
Romel Ahmed; A. N. M. Fakhrul Islam; Mostafizur Rahman & Md. Abdul Halim (2007). "Management and economic value of Schumannianthus dichotoma in rural homesteads in the Sylhet region of Bangladesh". International Journal of Biodiversity Science & Management. 3 (4): 252–258. doi:10.1080/17451590709618178.

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[e-1] "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".

[2] Gagnepain, François. 1904. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 51: 176 in French

[3] Tropicos, Schumannianthus Gagnep.

[4] Romel Ahmed; A. N. M. Fakhrul Islam; Mostafizur Rahman & Md. Abdul Halim (2007). "Management and economic value of Schumannianthus dichotoma in rural homesteads in the Sylhet region of Bangladesh". International Journal of Biodiversity Science & Management. 3 (4): 252–258. doi:10.1080/17451590709618178.