Pleuranthodium platynema is a monocotyledonous plant species first described by Karl Moritz Schumann, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith.

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

[2][3] The species' range is Papua New Guinea.

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

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