Renealmia alpinia (Rottb.) Maas

  • Filed As

    Zingiberaceae
    Renealmia alpinia (Rottb.) Maas

  • Collector(s)

    A. Warush 27, 22 Aug 1985

  • Location

    Ecuador. Morona Santiago. El Centro Shuar Pampants; Rio Kankaim (Cangaime).

  • Habitat

    Hierba de la huerta. Escaso.

  • Description

    Hoja verde clara; flores bastante, rojas; fruto estan cubiertos de cascara carnosa y tiene una forma ovalada, es roja vuelva roja al madurarse. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 191533

    Occurrence ID: a0783365-936a-4356-90da-720164cdaba1

  • Related Publications

    [Article] Bennett, Bradley C., et al. 2002. Ethnobotany of the Shuar of Eastern Ecuador. Advances Econ. Bot. 14: i--iii, 1--299.
    LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/99016043

  • Local Name

    kumpía

  • Language
    Shuar
  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Zingiberaceae

  • All Determinations

    Renealmia alpinia (Rottb.) Maas det P. J. M. Maas, 01 Jan 1988

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Morona Santiago

  • Locality

    El Centro Shuar Pampants; Rio Kankaim (Cangaime)

  • Elevation

    Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -2.78, -77.6

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    FOOD/FOOD ADDITIVES/BEVERAGES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Food/Food Additives/Beverages)

  • Level 3 Use

    Comestible

  • Use Notes

    Mesocarp of the fruit is edible.

  • Level 1 Use

    FOOD/FOOD ADDITIVES/BEVERAGES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Food/Food Additives/Beverages)

  • Level 3 Use

    Wrap

  • Use Notes

    Leaves are used to make ayampakus.

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Muscular-Skeletal System Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Rheumatism

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