Accession Data

Xiphidium caeruleum

Common Name: Palmita, Soskia

Family: Haemodoraceae

Country of Origin: S. Mexico to Trop. America

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.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 9-11?

Accession #: 198500391

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1306

Quantity: 3

Source: Unknown

Culture: Regular to abundant water

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: commelinids

Order: Commelinales

Family: Haemodoraceae

SubFamily: Haemodoroideae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 2 June 2015.
  3. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 2 June 2015.

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