Cyphostigma is a genus of plants. It contains only one accepted species, Cyphostigma pulchellum, endemic to Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Cyphostigma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Subfamily: Alpinioideae
Tribe: Alpinieae
Genus: Cyphostigma
Benth.
Species:
C. pulchellum
Binomial name
Cyphostigma pulchellum
(Thwaites) Benth.
Synonyms[1]
  • Amomum pulchellum Thwaites
  • Cyphostigma pedicellatum K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler

References edit

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne.