Pleuranthodium macropycnanthum is a monocotyledonous plant species first described by Theodoric Valeton, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith.

[1] Pleuranthodium macropycnanthum is part of the genus Pleuranthodium and the family Zingiberaceae.

[2][3] No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.

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