| Phenakospermum | |
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| Phenakospermum guyannense at Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum. | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Strelitziaceae |
| Genus: |
Phenakospermum Endl. |
| Species: | P. guyannense
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| Binomial name | |
| Phenakospermum guyannense | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Musidendron amazonicum (Mart.) Nakai | |
Phenakospermum is a monotypic genus in the family Strelitziaceae. Only one species is recognized, Phenakospermum guyannense, native to Suriname, French Guiana and the eastern Amazon River basin. This plant grows to over 10 m (33 ft) in height but can be felled with a single blow with a machete.
Although not as prized as the ornamental Traveler's palm (in the same family), P. guyannense is used locally in Brazil as a landscape element. The broad leaves are used to wrap fish in Benevides, Brazil, especially when Calathea leaves ( Marantaceae) are not available.
Previously, this genus was included in the now exclusively old world genus Ravenala.
References
- ^ "Phenakospermum guyannense (A.Rich.) Endl. ex Miq.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 August 2013 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
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Data related to
Phenakospermum guyannense at Wikispecies -
Media related to
Phenakospermum guyannense at Wikimedia Commons
