Phrynium imbricatum

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Phrynium imbricatum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Phrynium
Species:
P. imbricatum
Binomial name
Phrynium imbricatum
Roxb., 1820
Synonyms

Phyllodes imbricata(Roxb.) Kuntze
Phrynium oliganthum Merr.
Phrynium dispermum Gagnep.
Maranta imbricata(Roxb.) A.Dietr.

Phrynium imbricatum [1] is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae. It can be found from India through to most of Indo-China; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. [2]

Marantaceae family of plants

The Marantaceae are a family, the arrowroot family, of flowering plants known for its large starchy rhizomes. It is sometimes called the prayer-plant family. Combined morphological and DNA phylogenetic analyses indicate the family originated in Africa, although this is not the center of its extant diversity.

Catalogue of Life Online database and index of taxa

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References

  1. Roxburgh W (1820) In: Fl. Ind. 1: 6
  2. 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. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 29 June 2018.