Indianthus

Indianthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus:
Suksathan & Borchs
Species:
I. virgatus
Binomial name
Indianthus virgatus
(Roxb.) Suksathan & Borchs
Synonyms[1]
  • Arundastrum virgatum (Roxb.) Kuntze
  • Clinogyne virgata (Roxb.) Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Donax virgata (Roxb.) K.Schum.
  • Maranta virgata (Roxb.) A.Dietr.
  • Phrynium virgatum Roxb. (1810) (basionym)
  • Phyllodes virgata (Roxb.) Kuntze
  • Schumannianthus virgatus (Roxb.) Rolfe

Indianthus is a genus of plants. It contains only one species, Indianthus virgatus (Roxb.) Suksathan & Borchs, native to India, Sri Lanka and the Andaman Islands.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Indianthus virgatus (Roxb.) Suksathan & Borchs". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Indianthus
  3. ^ Suksathan & Borchs., Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 159: 393 (2009).