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Pleiostachya
Sign in to savePleiostachya is a genus of plants in the Marantaceae family native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Ecuador. It contains 3 recognized species:
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderZingiberales
- FamilyMarantaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Marantaceae
- Collections
- US, MO, JBP, BRIT, VT
- Recorded in
- Costa Rica, Colombia, Brasil, Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Marantaceae
- Image
- Pleiostachya pruinosa (29956805566).jpg
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- taxon common name
- 多穗竹芋属
- taxon name
- Pleiostachya
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Pleiostachya
- Commons category
- Pleiostachya
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Encyclopedic overview
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- References
Pleiostachya is a genus of plants in the Marantaceae family native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Ecuador. It contains 3 recognized species: Pleiostachya leiostachya (Donn.Sm.) Hammel, Phytologia 60: 16 (1986).- Costa Rica, Panamá Pleiostachya pittieri Rowlee ex Standl., J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 15: 5 (1925). - Colombia, Panamá Pleiostachya pruinosa (Regel) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Das Pflanzenreich IV, 48: 165 (1902). - Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pleiostachya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.