Zingiberaceae FAMILY
Renealmia guianensis
Renealmia guianensis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Renealmia guianensis is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from 50cm to 3 metres tall from rhizomes that can be 5 - 12mm 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, Venezuela, the Guyanas; Caribbean - Venezuelan Antilles.
HabitatRain forests, swamps and swamp forests, at elevations up to 850 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. ].