Zingiberaceae FAMILY
Renealmia monosperma
Renealmia monosperma
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Renealmia monosperma is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from 20 - 50cm tall from rhizomes that are 2 - 4mm thick[ 850 Title Renealmia (Zingiberaceae-Zingiberoideae), Costoideae (Additions) (Zingiberaceae). Publication Flora Neotropica 18: 1 - 218 Author Maas P.J.M. Publisher New York Botanical Garden; New York. Year 1977 ISBN Description A monograph of the genus Renealmia in the American Tropics. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama.
HabitatRain forests at elevations up to 600 metres[ 850 Title Renealmia (Zingiberaceae-Zingiberoideae), Costoideae (Additions) (Zingiberaceae). Publication Flora Neotropica 18: 1 - 218 Author Maas P.J.M. Publisher New York Botanical Garden; New York. Year 1977 ISBN Description A monograph of the genus Renealmia in the American Tropics. ].