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]
| 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. | |
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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