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Prionium
Palmiets (genus Prionium, mainly the single species Prionium serratum) are robust, evergreen, semi-aquatic reed-like plants from South African wetlands that grow up to about 2 m tall. They do best with their roots kept wet, such as at the edges of streams and pools.
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). Some authors have separated Prionium from the Thurniaceae, putting it instead in its own family, the Prioniaceae.
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