HaemodoraceaeSubfamily Conostyloideae
Tribe Conostylideae
Subfamily Haemodoroideae
W/C = Wild Collected |
Xiphidium caeruleum Aubl.
- 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: 1310 - NEO:Central America A
- Qty: 3 confirmed on 01-15-2013
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Commelinales
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- Family: Haemodoraceae
- SubFamily: Haemodoroideae
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References:Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
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