Biology:Schumannianthus
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Short description: Genus of plants
Schumannianthus | |
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Scientific classification | |
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=263608.
- ↑ Gagnepain, François. 1904. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 51: 176 in French
- ↑ Tropicos, Schumannianthus Gagnep.
- ↑ 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
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schumannianthus.
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