''Pleuranthodium roemeri'' is a monocotyledonous 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 roemeri'' 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. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.

References

R.M.Sm., 1991 ''In: Edinburgh J. Bot. 48: 65'' WCSP: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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