Marantaceae

Stachyphrynium spicatum (Roxb.) K.Schum.

Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Stachyphrynium

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Stachyphrynium spicatum: Marantaceae (arrowroot family) » Stachyphrynium spicatum (Roxb.) K.Schum. ¿ stak-iss-FRI-nos ? -- from Greek stachys (spike) and phrynos (frog); the marsh habit — Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Chinese: 穗花柊叶

Synonyms

Halopegia cadelliana K.Schum.
Maranta caespitosa A.Dietr.
Maranta spicata (Roxb.) Thwaites
Phrynium cadellianum King ex Baker
Phrynium spicatum Roxb.
Phrynium zeylanicum Benth. & Hook.f.
Phyllodes spicata (Roxb.) Kuntze
Stachyphrynium cadellianum (King ex Baker) N.P.Balakr.
Stachyphrynium mekongense Gagnep.
Stachyphrynium sinense H.Li
Stachyphrynium tetranthum K.Larsen
Stachyphrynium zeylanicum K.Schum.

Photos

Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.