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Ischnosiphon

Ischnosiphon
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
Family
Marantaceae (Prayer-plant family)

About

Ischnosiphon is a genus of plants native to Central America, South America, Trinidad and the Lesser Antilles. It was first described as a genus in 1859.

Ischnosiphon species are traditionally used for weaving. In Suriname, the stems of several Ischnosiphon species, known locally as warimbo, are used for weaving baskets.

Other Ischnosiphon plants

Ischnosiphon arouma · Ischnosiphon leucophaeus · Ischnosiphon obliquus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ischnosiphon by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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