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Haemodoraceae

Subfamily Conostyloideae

Subfamily Haemodoroideae

Xiphidium caeruleum Aubl.

  • Query IPNI
  • Common Name: Palmita, Soskia
  • Family: Haemodoraceae

  • Country of Origin: Mexico, West Indies, South America
  • Habitat: Perennial to 2 feet tall

  • Description: To 2.5 feet; leaves to 20 inches long, 1.75 inches wide; panicle to 1 foot long, 5 inches wide, scurfy-puberulent; perianth segments to 0.25 inches long.
  • Uses: Bayano Cuna use the plant as a cure for female problems.
  • Culture: Regular to abundant water
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500391
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1205 - N Bed
  • Qty: 2 confirmed on 05-06-2008
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Commelinales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Haemodoraceae
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References:

Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
TICO Ethnobotanical Dictionary - last visited 11/25/02

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