Marantochloa leucantha

Common name: Yoruba Soft Cane

Family: Marantaceae

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Country of Origin: Trop. Africa

Description:

Uses: Marantochloa leucantha is widely used in African traditional medicine.³ <p> The stems are often used for plaiting mats, baskets and traps. They are also used in fences, as a binding material in hut-building, and as base material for building mud walls.³

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Source: Smith College Index Seminum 2001

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: commelinids
• Order: Zingiberales
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• Family: Marantaceae
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References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed Tuesday, 13 November, 2018.
2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed Tuesday, 13 November, 2018.
3. Kémeuzé, V.A., 2011. Marantochloa leucantha (K.Schum.) Milne-Redh. In: Brink, M. & Achigan-Dako, E.G. (Editors). Prota 16: Fibres/Plantes à fibres. [CD-Rom]. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. Last accessed Tuesday, 13 November, 2018.
4. Images #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) from Cambridge Database of Natural Spectra. Last accessed on Friday, 21 February, 2020.

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