Marantaceae FAMILY

Ischnosiphon gracilis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ischnosiphon gracilis is a herbaceous perennial plant forming a clump of growth 1.2 - 4.5 metres tall from an underground rhizome[ 921 Title Participatory Research and Management of Aruma (Ischnosiphon gracilis[Rudge] Körn., Marantaceae) by the Kaiabi Peopl Publication Journal of Ethnobiology 26(1): 36 - 59 Author Simone Ferreira de Athayde et al. Website http://www.ethnobiology.org Publisher Journal of Ethnobiology Year 2006 ISBN 0278-0771 Description Research into the management of Ischnosiphon gracilis as a resource for basket making. ]. The plant is much used in traditional basketry in many of the areas in which it grows, being commonly harvested from the wild. Items made from this plant are often traded[ 921 Title Participatory Research and Management of Aruma (Ischnosiphon gracilis[Rudge] Körn., Marantaceae) by the Kaiabi Peopl Publication Journal of Ethnobiology 26(1): 36 - 59 Author Simone Ferreira de Athayde et al. Website http://www.ethnobiology.org Publisher Journal of Ethnobiology Year 2006 ISBN 0278-0771 Description Research into the management of Ischnosiphon gracilis as a resource for basket making. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, the Guyanas.

HabitatA herbaceous plant in dense rain forest; usually found on well-drained soils of the upper slopes of steep hillsides, but also sometimes in periodically flooded areas at the headwaters of small rivers[ 921 Title Participatory Research and Management of Aruma (Ischnosiphon gracilis[Rudge] Körn., Marantaceae) by the Kaiabi Peopl Publication Journal of Ethnobiology 26(1): 36 - 59 Author Simone Ferreira de Athayde et al. Website http://www.ethnobiology.org Publisher Journal of Ethnobiology Year 2006 ISBN 0278-0771 Description Research into the management of Ischnosiphon gracilis as a resource for basket making. ].