- Authors:
- Mansueto, Josel B, Sia,Isidro C, de la Pena, Mario
- Title:
- Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health - FOLK HEALING PRACTICES of SIQUIJOR ISLAND
- Source:
- Keywords:
- Family:
- Zingerberaceae
- Field_number:
- Herbarium_number:
- Geographic_area_of_collection:
- Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay Cantabon
- Habitat:
- Backyard
- Latitude_longitude:
- Altitude:
- 475 m
- Habit:
- A perennial plant with irregularly shaped tubers.
- Height:
- 1 to 3 meters high
- Roots:
- Rhizomes are bright yellow inside, thick and cylindric.
- Stem:
- Leaves:
- A leafy plant, 1 to 1.5 meters tall, with 5 to 6 leaves.
- Inflouresence_and_flowers:
- Flowers are red and pale yellow, as long as the bracts.
- Fruits:
- Fruits are capsules.
- Seeds:
- Additional_info:
- It is cultivated for the rhizome and also for ornamental purposes.
- Collected_by:
- Date_collected:
- Specimen_voucher_identified_by:
- Date_identified:
- Specimen_voucher_kept_at:
- Abstracted_by:
- Ando, JKA
- Date_abstracted:
- 31/05/2015
- Province:
- Siquijor
