Myrosma

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Marantaceae
Genus: Myrosma
Species: M. cannifolia
Name

Myrosma L.f., Suppl. Pl. 8: 80 (1782)
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Thalianthus Klotzsch ex Körn., Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 35(1): 66 (1862)

References

Linneaus, C. von (1782) Supplementum Plantarum 8, 80. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Myrosma in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 May 2. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Myrosma. Published online. Accessed: May 2 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Myrosma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 May 2. Species list contains synonyms

Myrosma is a genus of plants. Only one species is currently recognized: Myrosma cannifolia, the cannaleaf myrosma,[2] native to northern South America (Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Suriname, French Guiana, Guyana) as well as Trinidad and the Windward Islands. It is considered naturalized in Haiti, Puerto Rico and the Leeward Islands.[1][3]

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Myrosma
"Myrosma cannifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
Carl von Linnaeus f. 1782. Supplementum Plantarum 8, 80.