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Pleiostachya

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Pleiostachya
Pleiostachya pruinosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Pleiostachya
K.Schum

Pleiostachya is a genus of plants in the Marantaceae family native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Ecuador.[1][2] It contains 3 recognized species:

References

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  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Pleiostachya
  2. ^ Karl Moritz Schumann. 1902. Das Pflanzenreich IV. 48(Heft 11): 164.