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Accession Data:

Donax canniformis (G.Forst.) K.Schum.

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Marantaceae Peterson
  • Synonym(s): Donax grandis (Miq.) Ridl.

  • Country of Origin: Taiwan (Lan Yü), Indo-China to W. Pacific
  • Habitat: Understory of primary everygreen forest.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201900177
  • Source: Kress Collection, SI#1999074
  • Provenance: 
    Rcvd as Donax grandis (Miq.) Ridl.

Kress# 99-6318
Kress, W. J., Collins, M., Sukhavanich, N.
Thailand: Naratiwat Province: Bacho District
Budho Padee National Park;  Bacho Waterfall
6.4811, 101.6697, 22 Apr 1999

Shoots to 2 m tall, leaves green. 
Inflorescence axillary on terminal branches, bracts yellow green, caducous.  
Flowers white.
  • Accession Date: 07-10-2019
  • Bench: 3316 - NEOB: West Bench NN
    • Currently: active - needs attention
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-15-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Zingiberales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Marantaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

References (internal):

  • Plants from the Kress Collection (NMNH/Smithsonian)
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Taiwan / Andaman Is. / Cambodia / Myanmar / Nicobar Is. / Thailand / Vietnam / Borneo / Jawa / Lesser Sunda Is. / Malaya / Maluku / Philippines / Sulawesi / Sumatera / Bismarck Archipelago / New Guinea / Solomon Is. / Santa Cruz Is. / Vanuatu / Marianas

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1.Last accessed on Tuesday, 07 May, 2019.
  2. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Tuesday, 07 May, 2019.
  3. Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) used with the permission of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 10th and Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20560-0193. Last accessed on Wednesday, 17 July, 2019.

data regenerated on Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:00:08 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Donax canniformis

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W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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