Renealmia cernua (Sw. ex Roem. & Schult.) J.F.Macbr.

  • 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.

  • Family

    Zingiberaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Renealmia cernua (Sw. ex Roem. & Schult.) J.F.Macbr.

  • Description

    Species Description - Plants colonial, to 3 m. high, bracts basally red, apically yellow, tips becoming green with age, perianth yellow, (inflorescence pungent-fragrant).

  • Distribution

    Santiago-Zamora ("Oriente"): near Mendez, 1,750-2,500 ft., E-896.

    Ecuador South America|