Phrynium pubinerve

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]

Phrynium pubinerve
leaves and inflorescence
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
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 Phyllodes pubinervis (Blume) Kuntze Phyllodes pubigera (Blume) Kuntze Phyllodes capitata Kuntze Phrynium thorelii Gagnep. Phrynium rheedei Suresh & Nicolson Phrynium pubigerum Blume Phrynium philippinense Ridl. Phrynium ovatum (Linné) Druce Phrynium malaccense Ridl. Phrynium laoticum Gagnep. Phrynium densiflorum Moritzi ex Körn. Phrynium capitatum Willd. Narukila ovata (Linné) Farw.

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).

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