Renealmia cernua (Sw. ex Roem. & Schult.) J.F.Macbr.
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Authority
Smith, Lyman B. & Schubert, Bernice G. 1952. Plants collected in Ecuador by W. H. Camp. Begoniaceae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 8 (1): 36-40.
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Family
Zingiberaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Plants colonial, to 3 m. high, bracts basally red, apically yellow, tips becoming green with age, perianth yellow, (inflorescence pungent-fragrant).
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Distribution
Santiago-Zamora ("Oriente"): near Mendez, 1,750-2,500 ft., E-896.
Ecuador South America|