Zingiberaceae FAMILY
Renealmia floribunda
Renealmia floribunda
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Renealmia floribunda is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from 1 - 3 metres tall from a rhizome that can be 5 - 15mm wide[ 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 use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - northern Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; Caribbean - Trinidad.
HabitatRain forests, swamp forests, forested savannah margins, at elevations up to 400 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. ].