Schumannianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae described in 1904.[1][2][3]

Schumannianthus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Schumannianthus
Gagnep.

Schumannianthus dichotomus is cultivated in riverine areas of South Asia and Southeast Asia for making Shital pati, a type of mat that feel cool to the touch, for use on floors and beds.[4]

Species[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".
  2. ^ Gagnepain, François. 1904. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 51: 176 in French
  3. ^ Tropicos, Schumannianthus Gagnep.
  4. ^ Romel Ahmed; A. N. M. Fakhrul Islam; Mostafizur Rahman & Md. Abdul Halim (2007). "Management and economic value of Schumannianthus dichotoma in rural homesteads in the Sylhet region of Bangladesh". International Journal of Biodiversity Science & Management. 3 (4): 252–258. Bibcode:2007IJBSM...3..252A. doi:10.1080/17451590709618178.