Plant Details

Accepted name:: Renealmia striata (Stokes) Govaerts ex Maas [Zingiberaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
matarana	Other	Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
rhizome		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 5 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Renealmia sylvestris Horan. Prodr. Monogr. Scitam.: 32 (1862), nom. superfl.
Amomum striatum Stokes Bot. Comm.: 159 (1830).
Amomum sylvestre Sw. Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 11 (1788), nom. illeg.
Ethanium sylvestre Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 689 (1891), nom. superfl.
Zingiber sylvestre Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 67 (1812), nom. illeg.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Renealmia striata (Stokes) Govaerts ex Maas	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Renealmia sylvestris Horan	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Renealmia sylvestris Horan.	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)

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