Stachyphrynium placentarium
| Stachyphrynium placentarium | |
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| semi-cultivated leaves | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Marantaceae |
| Genus: | Stachyphrynium |
| Species: | S. placentarium
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| Binomial name | |
| Stachyphrynium placentarium (Lour.) Clausager & Borchsenius, 2003
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| Synonyms | |
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Phyllodes placentaria Lour. | |
Stachyphrynium placentarium[1] is a species of plant in the family Marantaceae. Its basionym was Phyllodes placentaria Lour.[2] and was subsequently long placed as various species in the genus Phrynium. The species is widespread throughout Asia, with records from Bhutan, southern China, India, Indo-China and Indonesia; no subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.[3]
The leaves of this species, lá dong, are notably used throughout Việt Nam as a wrapping for food items: especially bánh chưng (the glutinous rice cake consumed at Tết) and bánh tẻ. Species in the similar genus Phrynium, including P. pubinerve may also be used for this purpose.
Uses[edit]
S. placentarium leaves are used for food wrapping in Việt Nam:
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bánh chưng -
bánh tẻ -
bánh bột lọc
References[edit]
- ^ Clausager K, Borchsenius F (2003) In: Kew Bull. 58: 672
- ^ de Loureiro J (1790) Fl. Cochinch. 1: 13.
- ^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
External links[edit]
Data related to Stachyphrynium at Wikispecies
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