作 者 ：Li Hen
期 刊 ：植物分类学报 1985年 2期
Keywords:Stachyphrynium, S.sinense.,
Abstract:
The present paper reports the first record of the eGnus Stachyphryni-
um, Marantaceae, in China. It is characterized by solitary spikes, elongated and erect
with impricated bracts. The inflorescence arises from a short stem on the rhizome.
In this genus there are 14 species in total. They are distributed from Sri Lanke
to Java and Borneo, through Indo-China Peninsula, Malay Pennisula. Its distribution
center is in Indo-China Penninsula and Malay Penninsula. The north limit lies in sou-
thern Yunnan of China. Most species of the genus have a stenochorie area, for example,
S. zeylanicum is endemic to Sri Lanka; S. latifolium occurs in Java only and so on.
A New species, S. Sinense H. Li, to China, is illustrated and described in Latin.