Myrosma

Myrosma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Marantaceae
Genus:	Myrosma L.f.
Species:	M. cannifolia
Binomial name
Myrosma cannifolia L.f.
Synonyms [1]
List ThalianthusKlotzsch ex Körn. Phrynium myrosmaRoscoe Maranta myrosmaA.Dietr. Calathea myrosmaKörn. Phyllodes myrosmaKuntze Myrosma canniformisWilld. Maranta cuyabensisKörn Thalianthus macropus Klotzsch ex KörnMaranta moritziana Körn.Saranthe cuyabensis (Körn.) EichlerSaranthe moritziana (Körn.) EichlerThalia coarctata PetersenMyrosma cuyabensis (Körn.) K.Schum.Myrosma boliviana Loes.Saranthe marcgravii Pickel

Myrosma is a genus of plants. Only one species is currently recognized: Myrosma cannifolia, the cannaleaf myrosma, ^[2] native to northern South America (Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana) as well as Trinidad and the Windward Islands. It is considered naturalized in Haiti, Puerto Rico and the Leeward Islands. ^{[1] [3]}

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Myrosma
2. NRCS. "Myrosma cannifolia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 July 2015.
3. Carl von Linnaeus f. 1782. Supplementum Plantarum 8, 80.