Donax (Marantaceae)

Donax canniformis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Marantaceae
Genus: Donax
Species: D. canniformis

Name

Donax Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 1: 1, 11. (1790)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Arundastrum Rumph. ex Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 683 (1891), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Actoplanes K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 48: 33 (1902)
  • Ilythuria Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 4: 51 (1838)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia' Andaman Is., Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam Introduced into: Caroline Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Loureiro, J. de. 1790. Flora Cochinchinensis: sistens plantas in regno Cochinchina nascentes. Quibus accedunt aliae observatae in Sinensi Imperio, Africa orientali, Indiaeque locis variis. Omnes dispositae secundum systema sexuale linnaeanum. Tomus I. Pp. I–XX, 1–353. Typis, et expensis academicis, Ulyssipone [Lisbon]. BHL Reference page.  11

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2000. World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141. [unavailable to the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Donax in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Donax. Published online. Accessed: November 11 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Donax. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 November 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Donax. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 November 11. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Donax in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

中文: 竹叶蕉属

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