Prionium

Prionium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Thurniaceae
Genus: Prionium
E.Mey.
Species:
P. serratum
Binomial name
Prionium serratum
Synonyms[1]
  • Juncus serratus L.f.
  • Acorus palmita Licht.
  • Prionium palmita E.Mey.

Prionium serratum, the palmiet, is a robust, evergreen, semiaquatic, rhizomatous flowering plant growing to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in height. It is the only species in the genus Prionium, and is endemic to South Africa (Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal).[1] Some authors have separated Prionium from the Thurniaceae, putting it instead in its own family, the Prioniaceae.[2]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Munro, S. L., J. Kirschner & H. P. Linder. 2001. Prioniaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 5: 1–7.