Commelinaceae FAMILY
Geogenanthus ciliatus
Geogenanthus ciliatus
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Geogenanthus ciliatus is a perennial plant, forming a mat of growth about 15cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. An attractive ground cover plant, with deep-purple, round leaves about 15cm across[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - northern Peru, Ecuador.
HabitatA terrestrial herb in primary rain forest[ 521 Title Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador. Publication Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15 Author Vickers W.T.; Plowman T. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; USA. Year 1984 ISBN 0015 - 0746 Description Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].