Renealmia floribunda K.Schum.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Renealmia

Characteristics

A ginger family herb. It grows 1-2 m tall. The ripe fruit are green.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Rain forests, swamp forests, forested savannah margins, at elevations up to 400 metres.
More
It is a tropical plant. In Venezuela it grows between 120-600 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Fever (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Renealmia floribunda world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000510602
COL ID 4RRTH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 732451
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Synonyms

Renealmia floribunda Renealmia pedicellaris Renealmia occidentalis var. longipes