Biology:Marantochloa

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Marantochloa
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Marantochloa leucantha
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Marantochloa
Brongn. ex Gris
Type species
Marantochloa comorensis
Brongn. ex Gris[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Clinogyne Salisb. ex Benth.
  • Ataenidia Gagnep.
Flowers of Marantochloa purpurea

Marantochloa is a genus of plant in family Marantaceae described as a genus in 1860.[1][3] It is native to tropical Africa and to islands in the Indian Ocean.

Species[2]


References

Wikidata ☰ Q1335101 entry