''Pleuranthodium papilionaceum'' is a monocotyledonous plant species first described by

Karl Moritz Schumann Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist. Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deutsc ...

, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. ''Pleuranthodium papilionaceum'' is part of the genus ''

Pleuranthodium ''Pleuranthodium'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. Of the 23 known species, 21 are endemic to New Guinea, one to Queensland and one to the Bismarck Archipelago. * '' Pleuranthodium biligulatum'' (Valeton) R.M.Sm. Rosemary Margaret ...

'' and the family Zingiberaceae. The species' range is in

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.

References

R.M.Sm., 1991 ''In: Edinburgh J. Bot. 48: 68'' WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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