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Cyphostigma

Cyphostigma is a genus of plants. It contains only one accepted species, Cyphostigma pulchellum, endemic to Sri Lanka.

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Cyphostigma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Subfamily: Alpinioideae
Tribe: Alpinieae
Genus: Cyphostigma
Benth.
Species:
C. pulchellum
Binomial name
Cyphostigma pulchellum
(Thwaites) Benth.
Synonyms1
  • Amomum pulchellum Thwaites
  • Cyphostigma pedicellatum K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler

Cyphostigma is a genus of plants. It contains only one accepted species, Cyphostigma pulchellum, endemic to Sri Lanka.12

References

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne.