Pleiostachya
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| Pleiostachya pruinosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
| Genus: | Pleiostachya K.Schum |
Pleiostachya is a genus of plants in the Marantaceae family native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Ecuador.[1][2] 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
[edit]- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Pleiostachya
- ^ Karl Moritz Schumann. 1902. Das Pflanzenreich IV. 48(Heft 11): 164.