Marantaceae FAMILY

Ischnosiphon foliosus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ischnosiphon foliosus is a herbaceous perennial, scrambling 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials for basketry and weaving.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - northern Guyana.

HabitatAn understorey plant in mixed, secondary forests[ 922 Title Non-timber forest products of the North-West District of Guyana Publication Tropenbos-Guyana Series 8a Author van Andel T.R. Publisher Tropenbos-Guyana Programme; Georgetown, Guyana Year 2000 ISBN 90-393-2536-7 Description A very detailed study of the peoples and the plants they use, it includes a field guide to almost 500 species of useful plants. ].