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Donax canniformis

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Donax canniformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Zingiberales
Family:Marantaceae
Genus:Donax
Lour.
Species:
D. canniformis
Binomial name
Donax canniformis
(G.Forst.) K.Schum.
Synonyms[1]

Genera:

  • Arundastrum Rumph. ex Kuntze
  • Actoplanes K.Schum.
  • Ilythuria Raf.

Species:

  • Actoplanes canniformis (G.Forst.) K.Schum.
  • Arundastrum canniforme (G.Forst.) Kuntze
  • Clinogyne canniformis (G.Forst.) K.Schum.
  • Ilythuria canniformis (G.Forst.) Raf.
  • Phrynium canniforme (G.Forst.) Schrank
  • Thalia canniformis G.Forst.
  • Actoplanes grandis (Miq.) K.Schum.
  • Actoplanes ridleyi K.Schum.
  • Arundastrum grande (Miq.) Kuntze
  • Clinogyne dichotoma Salisb. ex Benth.
  • Clinogyne grandis (Miq.) Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Donax arundastrum Lour.
  • Donax gracilis K.Schum.
  • Donax grandis (Miq.) Ridl.
  • Donax parviflora Ridl.
  • Maranta arundastrum (Lour.) M.R.Almeida
  • Maranta arundinacea Blanco
  • Maranta dichotoma D.Dietr.
  • Maranta grandis Miq.
  • Maranta tonchat Blume
  • Phrynium arundastrum Rumph. ex Reider
  • Phrynium dichotomum Roxb.

Donax is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae.[1][2][3] It contains only one recognized species, Donax canniformis (G.Forst.) K.Schum, widespread from the Andaman Islands, Myanmar (Burma), southern China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Melanesia and Micronesia.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Donax Lour". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Donax Lour". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ João de Loureiro. 1790. Flora Cochinchinensis 1: 1, 11
  4. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Donax