Marantaceae

Phrynium Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 1: 17 (1797), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. China to Tropical Asia and SW. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Fedilis; Sumbing [SAN 95701] Malaysia K000610342 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6618] Burma K001124314 Unknown Type Material Yes
[11669] Papua New Guinea K002186980 No
[10] Indonesia K000172398 No
Pereira et al. [SAN 151212] Malaysia K000610343 Yes
[6206] Indonesia K002186928 Yes
[6206] Indonesia K002186930 Yes
[6206] Indonesia K002186931 Yes
[11669] Papua New Guinea K002186981 No
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 6618] Burma K001124315 Unknown Type Material Yes
[2418] Indonesia K002186943 Yes
[NGF7191] Indonesia K002186979 No
[6206] Indonesia K002186927 Yes
[16983] Papua New Guinea K002186932 Yes
[6206] Indonesia K002186926 Yes
[99[0]] Indonesia K002186978 No
[6206] Indonesia K002186929 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6618] Burma K001124316 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jacobs, M. [5601] Malaysia Phacelophrynium K:SPC-31321.000 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [7611] Philippines Monophrynium K000292245 Type Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0