Zingiberaceae FAMILY
Renealmia asplundii
Renealmia asplundii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Renealmia asplundii is a low-growing herbaceous perennial plant with stems up to 75cm tall from a rhizome 3 - 11mm 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 one of the major snake bite remedies within its native range, where it is commonly harvested from the wild.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia.
HabitatPrimary rainforests, at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 697 Title Botanical Museum Leaflets Vol 29 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Cambridge, Massachusetts. Year 1983 ISBN Description Some interesting notes on plant uses in tropical America. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 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. ].