Prionium | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Thurniaceae |
Genus: | Prionium E.Mey. |
Species: | P. serratum
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Binomial name | |
Prionium serratum | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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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]