''Stachyphrynium placentarium''
is a species of plant in the family
Marantaceae
The Marantaceae are a family, the arrowroot family, of flowering plants consisting of 31 genera and around 530 species, defining it as one of the most species-rich families in its order.Kennedy, H. (2000). “Diversification in pollination mechan ...
. Its
basionym
In the scientific name of organisms, basionym or basyonym means the original name on which a new name is based; the author citation of the new name should include the authors of the basionym in parentheses. The term "basionym" is used in both botan ...
was ''Phyllodes placentaria'' Lour.
[de Loureiro J (1790) ''Fl. Cochinch.'' 1: 13.] and was subsequently long placed as various species in the genus ''
Phrynium
''Phrynium'' is a plant genus native to China, India, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Melanesia
Melanesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It extends from Indonesia's New Guinea in the west to Fiji in the e ...
''. The species is widespread throughout Asia, with records from Bhutan, southern China, India,
Indo-China
Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...
and Indonesia; no subspecies are listed in the
Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic Info ...
.
The leaves of this species, ''lá dong'', are notably used throughout
Việt Nam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...
as a wrapping for food items: especially ''
bánh chưng
''Bánh chưng'' is a traditional Vietnamese food which is made from glutinous rice, mung beans, pork and other ingredients. Its origin is told by the legend of Lang Liêu, a prince of the last king of the Sixth Hùng Dynasty, who became the ...
'' (the glutinous rice cake consumed at
Tết
Tết (), short for Tết Nguyên Đán ( Chữ Hán: 節元旦), Spring Festival, Lunar New Year, or Vietnamese Lunar New Year is one of the most important celebrations in Vietnamese culture. The colloquial term "Tết" is a shortened form of ...
) and ''
bánh tẻ''. Species in the similar genus ''Phrynium'', including ''
P. pubinerve'' may also be used for this purpose.
Uses
''S. placentarium'' leaves are used for food wrapping in Việt Nam:
Nguyen lieu banh chung.jpg, ''bánh chưng''
Banh te My Duc.png, ''bánh tẻ''
Bánh bột lọc.jpg, ''bánh bột lọc''
References
[Clausager K, Borchsenius F (2003) In: ''Kew Bull.'' 58: 672]
External links
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Marantaceae
Flora of Asia
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