Stachyphrynium latifolium

Common name:

Family: Marantaceae

Synonym(s): <i>Stachyphrynium cylindricum</i> K.Schum.

Country of Origin: Pen. Thailand to Sulawesi

Description:

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USDA Zone:

Source: Kress Collection, SI#1999097

Provenance:

Rcvd as Stachyphrynium aff. cylindricum

Kress# 99-6343
Kress, W. J., Collins, M., Sukhavanich, N.
Thailand: Yala Province: Than To District
Ban Than Ta Lu
6.2625, 101.1625, 24 Apr 1999

Shoots to 3 m, leaves green, blades ovate.  
Inflorescence on basal shoot, scape green, bracts red-orange.  
Flowers: staminodes white with yellow and cream.

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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 Last accessed on Sunday, 23 June, 2019.
2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Last accessed on Sunday, 23 June, 2019.
3. Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) 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 Tuesday, 16 July, 2019.

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