Megaphrynium

Megaphrynium macrostachyum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Marantaceae
Genus: Megaphrynium
Species: M. distans – M. gabonense – M. macrostachyum – M. trichogynum – M. velutinum

Name

Megaphrynium Milne-Redh., Kew Bull. 7: 169 (1952)

• Type species: Megaphrynium macrostachyum (K.Schum.) Milne-Redh., Kew Bull. 7: 170 (1952)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa ' Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo Regional: Central Africa ' Central African Repu, Zaïre Regional: Eastern Africa ' Sudan, Uganda References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H. 1952. Kew Bulletin 1952: 169.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. 2004. World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1–54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Megaphrynium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 May 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Megaphrynium. Published online. Accessed: May 2 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Megaphrynium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 May 2015.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Megaphrynium in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

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