Stachyphrynium

Stachyphrynium
Stachyphrynium placentarium leaves, Vietnam
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Stachyphrynium
K.Schum. 1902, conserved name
Type species
Stachyphrynium latifolium
(Blume) K.Schum.
Synonyms
  • Phyllodes Lour. 1790, rejected name

Stachyphrynium is a genus of plants native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. It was first described as a genus with this name in 1902.