Schumannianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae described in 1904.Gagnepain, François. 1904. Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 51: 176 in FrenchTropicos, Schumannianthus Gagnep.
Schumannianthus dichotomus is cultivated in riverine areas of South Asia and Southeast Asia for making Shital pati, a type of mat that feel cool to the touch, for use on floors and beds.
Species Schumannianthus dichotomus (Roxb.) Gagnep. - E Himalayas, Indochina, P Malaysia, Borneo, Philippines Schumannianthus monophyllus Suksathan, Borchs. & A.D.Poulsen - Sarawak
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