Phenakospermum

Phenakospermum is a monotypic genus in the family Strelitziaceae. Only one species is recognized, Phenakospermum guyannense, native to Suriname, French Guiana and the eastern Amazon River basin. This plant grows to over in height but can be felled with a single blow with a machete.

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KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderZingiberales
FamilyStrelitziaceae

Phenakospermum is een geslacht uit de familie Strelitziaceae. Het geslacht telt slechts een soort die voorkomt in tropisch Zuid-Amerika, in de landen Suriname, Frans-Guyana en in het oostelijke Amazonegebied in Brazilië.

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taxon name: Phenakospermum
Commons category: Phenakospermum

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Although not as prized as the ornamental Traveler's palm (in the same family), P. guyannense is used locally in Brazil as a landscape element. The broad leaves are used to wrap fish in Benevides, Brazil, especially when Calathea leaves (Marantaceae) are not available.