Biology:Schumannianthus

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Short description: Genus of plants

Schumannianthus
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Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Schumannianthus
Gagnep.

Schumannianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae described in 1904.[1][2][3]

Schumannianthus dichotomus is cultivated in riverine areas of South Asia and Southeast Asia for making Shital pati, a type of mat that feel cool to the touch, for use on floors and beds.[4]

Species[1]
  • Schumannianthus dichotomus (Roxb.) Gagnep. - E Himalayas, Indochina, P Malaysia, Borneo, Philippines
  • Schumannianthus monophyllus Suksathan, Borchs. & A.D.Poulsen - Sarawak

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=263608. 
  2. Gagnepain, François. 1904. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 51: 176 in French
  3. Tropicos, Schumannianthus Gagnep.
  4. Romel Ahmed; A. N. M. Fakhrul Islam; Mostafizur Rahman; Md. Abdul Halim (2007). "Management and economic value of Schumannianthus dichotoma in rural homesteads in the Sylhet region of Bangladesh". International Journal of Biodiversity Science & Management 3 (4): 252–258. doi:10.1080/17451590709618178. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2883345 entry