Phrynium is a genus of flowering plants native to China, India, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Melanesia. It was described as a genus in 1797.[1][2][3][4]

Phrynium
Phrynium pubinerve foliage and inflorescence
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Phrynium
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Synonyms[1]
  • Cominsia Hemsl.
  • Monophrynium K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.)
  • Phacelophrynium K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.)

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The Kew World Checklist includes:[1]

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