Phrynium imbricatum

Common name:

Family: Marantaceae

Synonym(s): <i>Phrynium oliganthum</i> Merr.

Country of Origin: E. India to Hainan

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Uses:

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USDA Zone:

Source: Kress Collection, SI#2000217

Provenance:

Rcvd as Phrynium oliganthum Merr.

Kress# 00-6800
Kress, W. J., Prince, L. M., Xia, Y. M.
China: Yunnan: Maguan
Gu Ling Qing Reserve
22.7311, 103.9975, 22 Nov 2000

Shoots to 1.2 m, leaves green, spaced along stem.  Inflorescence terminal, short. Fruits green, bilobed.  Seeds white.

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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 on Saturday, 04 May, 2019.
2. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Saturday, 04 May, 2019.
3. Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) (as Phrynium oliganthum) used with the permission of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 10th and Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20560-0193. Last accessed on Wednesday, 17 July, 2019.

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