Marantaceae FAMILY
Ischnosiphon arouma
Ischnosiphon arouma
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ischnosiphon arouma is a herbaceous perennial plant forming a clump of growth 1.2 - 3 metres tall from an underground rhizome[ 356 Title The Useful and Ornamental Plants of Trinidad and Tobago. Publication Author Williams. R. O. & Williams. R. O. Jnr. Publisher Self Published in Trinidad and Tobago. Year 1951 ISBN Description Terse details of a wide range of plants both native and introduced to Trinidad and Tobago. Gives a brief description of the plant and some of its local uses. ]. The plant is much used in traditional basketry in many of the areas in which it grows, being commonly harvested from the wild. It is also used locally as a source of an edible starch and as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama; Caribbean - Trinidad, Leeward Islands.
HabitatAn understorey herbaceous plant in forests[ 356 Title The Useful and Ornamental Plants of Trinidad and Tobago. Publication Author Williams. R. O. & Williams. R. O. Jnr. Publisher Self Published in Trinidad and Tobago. Year 1951 ISBN Description Terse details of a wide range of plants both native and introduced to Trinidad and Tobago. Gives a brief description of the plant and some of its local uses. ].