Schumannianthus benthamianus (Kuntze) Veldkamp & I.M.Turner

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Marantaceae > Schumannianthus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 2.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
Mature height (meter) 2.5
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 11-12

Usage

Uses medicinal ornamental
Edible rhizomes roots
Therapeutic use Vulnerary (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Schumannianthus benthamianus world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60472824-2
WFO ID wfo-0001330574
COL ID 4VG7S
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Clinogyne dichotoma Arundastrum benthamianum Schumannianthus dichotomus Maranta dichotoma Phrynium dichotomum Thalia dealbata Thalia dichotoma Schumannianthus benthamianus