''Pleuranthodium pedicellatum'' is a

monocotyledon Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain only one embryonic leaf, or cotyledon. They constitute one of ...

ous plant species first described by

Theodoric Valeton Theodoric Valeton (born 1855 in Groningen - died 1929 in The Hague) was a Dutch botanist. He studied at the University of Groningen and received his doctorate in 1886. In 1893, he began working at the botanical garden in Bogor, Indonesia and man ...

, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. ''Pleuranthodium pedicellatum'' 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
/ref> {{Taxonbar, from=Q15333957 pedicellatum Taxa named by Rosemary Margaret Smith