✿Marantaceae · Phrynium
Thialpa / Small-Flowered Packing Leaf
Phrynium placentarium
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Assam
- Flowering
- July-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phrynium placentarium
- Genus
- Phrynium
- Family
- Marantaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist forests near streams
- Distribution
- India, Indo-Malesian region
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Assam
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Thialpa itself; the rest are typical of the Marantaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Marantaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Mizo
- Thialpa, Hnahthialpa
About Thialpa
Small-Flowered Packing Leaf (Phrynium placentarium) belongs to the Marantaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Assam. It grows in moist forests near streams. Flowering and fruiting run from July to February.
Botanical family
Marantaceae
Arrowroot Family
Thialpa belongs to the Marantaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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