Pleuranthodium is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. Of the 23 known species, 21 are endemic to New Guinea, one to Queensland and one to the Bismarck Archipelago.[1]

Pleuranthodium
Pleuranthodium racemigerum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Subfamily: Alpinioideae
Tribe: Riedelieae
Genus: Pleuranthodium
(K.Schum.) R.M.Sm.
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Alpinia sect. Pleuranthodium K. Schum.
  • Psychanthus (K.Schum.) Ridl. 1916, illegitimate homonym, not Raf. 1814

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  2. ^ "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2021-01-07.