Donax is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae.João de Loureiro. 1790. Flora Cochinchinensis 1: 1, 11 It contains only one recognized species, Donax canniformis (G.Forst.) K.Schum, widespread from the Andaman Islands, Myanmar (Burma), southern China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Melanesia and Micronesia.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Donax
In Vietnam, fibers from the stems of Donax canniformis are used to weave baskets and mats.
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