Renealmia mexicana
Klotzsch ex Petersen
Hoja de bexo
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Description
A ginger family herb (Zingiberaceae) from tropical regions.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are used as a spice.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are used as a spice.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Belize, Central America, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, South America, Venezuela,
Synonyms
Ethanium mexicanum (Klotzsch ex Petersen) KuntzeRenealmia jalapensis Gagnep.
Also Known As
Bex, Tapicon
References (3)
- Ibarra-Manriquez, G., et al, 1997, Useful Plants of the Los Tuxtlas Rain Forest (Veracruz, Mexico): Considerations of their Market Potential. Economic Botany, Vol. 51, No. 4, pp. 362-376
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 740
- Piedra-Malagón, E. M., et al, 2022, Edible native plants of the Gulf of Mexico Province. Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e80565 p 32
