''Stachyphrynium placentarium''
is a species of plant in the family
Marantaceae. Its
basionym
In the scientific name of organisms, basionym or basyonym means the original name on which a new name is based; the author citation of the new name should include the authors of the basionym in parentheses. The term "basionym" is used in both botan ...
was ''Phyllodes placentaria'' Lour.
[de Loureiro J (1790) ''Fl. Cochinch.'' 1: 13.] 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
Mainland Southeast Asia (historically known as Indochina and the Indochinese Peninsula) is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to th ...
and Indonesia; no subspecies are listed in the
Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life (CoL) is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxono ...
.
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'' (''dong gân lông'') may also be used for this purpose.
Uses
''S. placentarium'' leaves are used for food wrapping in Việt Nam:
Nguyen lieu banh chung.jpg, ''bánh chưng''
Banh te My Duc.png, ''bánh tẻ''
Bánh bột lọc.jpg, ''bánh bột lọc''
References
[Clausager K, Borchsenius F (2003) In: ''Kew Bull.'' 58: 672]
External links
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Marantaceae
Flora of China
Flora of tropical Asia
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