Donax canniformis

Donax canniformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Marantaceae
Genus:	Donax Lour.
Species:	D. canniformis
Binomial name
Donax canniformis (G.Forst.) K.Schum.
Synonyms [1]
Genera: ArundastrumRumph. ex Kuntze ActoplanesK.Schum. IlythuriaRaf. Species: Actoplanes canniformis(G.Forst.) K.Schum. Arundastrum canniforme(G.Forst.) Kuntze Clinogyne canniformis(G.Forst.) K.Schum. Ilythuria canniformis(G.Forst.) Raf. Phrynium canniforme(G.Forst.) Schrank Thalia canniformisG.Forst. Actoplanes grandis(Miq.) K.Schum. Actoplanes ridleyiK.Schum. Arundastrum grande(Miq.) Kuntze Clinogyne dichotomaSalisb. ex Benth. Clinogyne grandis(Miq.) Benth. & Hook.f. Donax arundastrumLour. Donax gracilisK.Schum. Donax grandis(Miq.) Ridl. Donax parvifloraRidl. Maranta arundastrum(Lour.) M.R.Almeida Maranta arundinaceaBlanco Maranta dichotomaD.Dietr. Maranta grandisMiq. Maranta tonchatBlume Phrynium arundastrumRumph. ex Reider Phrynium dichotomumRoxb.

Donax is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It contains only one recognized species, Donax canniformis(G.Forst.) K.Schum, widespread from the Andaman Islands, Myanmar (Burma), southern China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Melanesia and Micronesia. ^[4]

References

1. "Donax Lour". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
2. "Donax Lour". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
3. João de Loureiro. 1790. Flora Cochinchinensis 1: 1, 11
4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Donax