Ischnosiphon cerotus
Loes.
Marantaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Ischnosiphon cerotus is a herbaceous perennial plant forming a clump of growth 1.2 - 4.5 metres tall from an underground rhizome[
921- Title
- Participatory Research and Management of Aruma (Ischnosiphon gracilis[Rudge] Körn., Marantaceae) by the Kaiabi Peopl
- Publication
- Journal of Ethnobiology 26(1): 36 - 59
- Author
- Simone Ferreira de Athayde et al.
- Website
- http://www.ethnobiology.org
- Publisher
- Journal of Ethnobiology
- Year
- 2006
- ISBN
- 0278-0771
- Description
- Research into the management of Ischnosiphon gracilis as a resource for basket making.
].
The plant is much used in traditional basketry in many of the areas in which it grows, being commonly harvested from the wild.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
434- Title
- Flora of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Macbride. J.F.
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet.
Range
S. America - Peru, Ecuador, Colombia.
Habitat
A herbaceous plant in the understorey of primary rain forest, at elevations up to 600 metres[
434- Title
- Flora of Peru
- Publication
-
- Author
- Macbride. J.F.
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History
- Year
- 1936
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet.
,
521- Title
- Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador.
- Publication
- Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15
- Author
- Vickers W.T.; Plowman T.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; USA.
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 0015 - 0746
- Description
- Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 3.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The stem is split and woven to make a sieve for processing manioc flour[
521- Title
- Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador.
- Publication
- Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15
- Author
- Vickers W.T.; Plowman T.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; USA.
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 0015 - 0746
- Description
- Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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