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Tricarpelema giganteum

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Tricarpelema giganteum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Tricarpelema
Species:
T. giganteum
Binomial name
Tricarpelema giganteum

Tricarpelema giganteum is a monocotyledonous herbaceous plant in the family Commelinaceae. It is native to eastern India and Bhutan. Tricarpelema giganteum serves as the type species for the genus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Faden, Robert B. (2007), "New Species of Tricarpelema (Commelinaceae) from Africa and Asia, Including the First Record of the Genus from Africa and a Synopsis of the Genus", Novon, 17 (2): 160–171, doi:10.3417/1055-3177(2007)17[160:NSOTCF]2.0.CO;2