Accession Data:
Marantachloa leucantha (K.Schum.) Milne-Redh.
- Common Name: Yoruba Soft Cane
- Family: Marantaceae Peterson
- Country of Origin: Trop. Africa
- Habitat: primary and secondary forest, often in moist places
- Uses: Marantochloa leucantha is widely used in African traditional medicine.3
The stems are often used for plaiting mats, baskets and traps. They are also used in fences, as a binding material in hut-building, and as base material for building mud walls.3
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Plant Uses are for informational purposes only. EEB Greenhouses assume no responsibility for adverse effects from the use of any plants referred to on this site. Always seek advice from a professional before using any plant medicinally.
Accession Data:
- Accession # 200201704
- Source: Smith College Index Seminum 2001
- Accession Date: 05-09-2002
- Bench: 1111 - AFR:Ground Bed 1 SE
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-21-2023
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Zingiberales
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- Family: Marantaceae
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Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Ghana / Guinea / Ivory Coast / Liberia / Nigeria / Sierra Leone / Togo / Burundi / Central African Republic / Cameroon / Congo / Equatorial Guinea / Gabon / Gulf of Guinea Is. / Zaire / Ethiopia / Sudan / Tanzania / Uganda / Angola
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed Tuesday, 13 November, 2018.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed Tuesday, 13 November, 2018.
- Kémeuzé, V.A., 2011. Marantochloa leucantha (K.Schum.) Milne-Redh. In: Brink, M. & Achigan-Dako, E.G. (Editors). Prota 16: Fibres/Plantes à fibres. [CD-Rom]. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. Last accessed Tuesday, 13 November, 2018.
- Images #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) from Cambridge Database of Natural Spectra. Last accessed on Friday, 21 February, 2020.
data regenerated on Tue, 21 Feb 2023 11:59:04 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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