Biology:Monotagma plurispicatum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Monotagma plurispicatum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Monotagma
Species:
M. plurispicatum
Binomial name
Monotagma plurispicatum
(Körn.) K.Schum.
Synonyms
  • Hymenocharis plurispicata (Körn.) Kuntze
  • Ischnosiphon plurispicatus Körn.

Monotagma plurispicatum is a species of plant in the Marantaceae family. It is native to tropical South America and Central America.[1]

Monotagma plurispicatum is morphologically similar to the other Monotagma species M. laxum K.Schum. and M. vaginatum Hagberg.[2]

Uses

Monotagma plurspicatum has demonstrated antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli.[3]

References

  1. "Monotagma plurispicatum (Körn.) K.Schum." (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:163860-2. 
  2. Saka, Mariana Naomi (2017). "Flora das cangas da Serra dos Carajás, Pará, Brasil: Marantaceae". Rodriguésia 68 (3): 987-990. doi:10.1590/2175-7860201768334. 
  3. Bussmann, R.W.; Glenn, A.; Sharon, D.; Chait, D.D.; Pourmand, K.; Jonat, B.; Somogy, S.; Guardado, G. et al. (2011). "Proving that traditional knowledge works: the antibacterial activity of Northern Peruvian medicinal plants". Ethnobotany Research & Applications 9: 67. doi:10.17348/era.9.0.67-96. 

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