Marantochloa filipes
Also known as: Arundastrum filipes (Benth.) Kuntze +7 more
- Arundastrum filipes (Benth.) Kuntze
- Clinogyne eburnea A.Chev.
- Clinogyne filipes (Benth.) Benth. & Hook.f.
- Clinogyne oligantha (K.Schum.) K.Schum.
- Donax filipes (Benth.) K.Schum.
- Donax oligantha K.Schum.
- Marantochloa oligantha (K.Schum.) Milne-Redh.
- Phrynium filipes Benth.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Marantaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing rhizomatous geophyte.
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Originating in Africa, Marantochloa filipes is a climbing plant belonging to the Marantaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Zaïre