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and malaria In Colombia, it is used to treat snakebite. Bracts and leaves can serve as phytotelmata, retaining small quantities of water that offer habitat for other organisms.Hayford, B., T. Förster, V. Patel, & C. S. Chaboo. 2021. Aquatic Diptera associated with Neotropical Zingiberales phytotelmata (Diptera). Journal of Natural History 54:43-44, 2815-2838. Species include: * ''

Renealmia acreana ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Maas - Brazil (Acre State) * ''

Renealmia africana ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Benth. - western and central Africa from Togo to Angola * ''

Renealmia alborosea ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Cameroon * ''

Renealmia alpinia ''Renealmia alpinia'' is a flowering plant species native to the Americas, where it grows from southern Mexico through much of South America, though not in the Southern Cone. It can also be found on several Caribbean islands. In Quechua it is ...

'' (Rottb.) Maas - Latin America and the West Indies from Veracruz and Puerto Rico south to Bolivia * ''

Renealmia alticola ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Maas - Colombia * '' Renealmia angustifolia'' K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Espírito Santo * ''

Renealmia aromatica ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' (Aubl.) Griseb. - Latin America and the West Indies from Veracruz and Puerto Rico south to Bolivia * ''

Renealmia asplundii ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family (biology), family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indig ...

'' Maas - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru * ''

Renealmia aurantifera ''Renealmia aurantifera'' is a species of plant in the family Zingiberaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine ...

'' Maas - Ecuador * ''

Renealmia batangana ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical tre ...

'' K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Cameroon * ''

Renealmia battenbergiana ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Cummins ex Baker - Ghana, Ivory Coast * ''

Renealmia brachythyrsa ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Loes. - Cameroon * ''

Renealmia bracteata ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical tre ...

'' De Wild. & T.Durand - Congo-Brazzaville, Zaïre, Uganda * ''

Renealmia brasiliensis ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical tre ...

'' K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Brazil * ''

Renealmia breviscapa ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical tre ...

'' Poepp. & Endl. - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia * ''

Renealmia cabrae ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical tre ...

'' De Wild. & T.Durand - Congo-Brazzaville, Zaïre, Gabon, Cameroon * ''

Renealmia caucana ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical tre ...

'' Maas - Colombia * ''

Renealmia cernua ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical tre ...

'' (Sw. ex Roem. & Schult.) J.F.Macbr. - Latin America from Chiapas to Peru * ''

Renealmia chalcochlora ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical tre ...

'' K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Colombia * ''

Renealmia chiriquina ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical tre ...

'' Standl. - Panamá * ''

Renealmia choroniensis ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical tre ...

'' Maas - Veenzuela * ''

Renealmia chrysotricha ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical tre ...

'' Petersen - Rio de Janeiro * ''

Renealmia cincinnata ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical tre ...

'' (K.Schum.) T.Durand & Schinz - west-central Africa from Ivory Coast to Congo-Brazzaville * ''

Renealmia concinna ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family (biology), family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indig ...

'' Standl. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia * ''

Renealmia congesta ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Maas - Costa Rica, Panama * ''

Renealmia congoensis ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Gagnep. - Congo-Brazzaville, Zaïre, Gabon, Cameroon, Cabinda * ''

Renealmia congolana ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' De Wild. & T.Durand - Congo-Brazzaville, Zaïre, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania * ''

Renealmia costaricensis ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Standl. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador * '' Renealmia cuatrecasasii'' Maas - Colombia, Ecuador * '' Renealmia cylindrica'' Maas & H.Maas - Panama, Colombia, Ecuador * ''

Renealmia densiflora ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Urb. - Haiti * ''

Renealmia densispica ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Koechlin - Gabon, Cameroon * ''

Renealmia dermatopetala ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Brazil, Bolivia * ''

Renealmia dewevrei ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' De Wild. & T.Durand - Zaïre * ''

Renealmia dolichocalyx ''Renealmia dolichocalyx'' is a species of plant in the family Zingiberaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References Endemic flora of Ecuador dolichocalyx Near thr ...

'' Maas - Ecuador * ''

Renealmia dressleri ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Maas - Panama * ''

Renealmia engleri ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia * '' Renealmia erythrocarpa'' Standl. - Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua * ''

Renealmia ferruginea ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Maas - Colombia * '' Renealmia floribunda'' K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Trinidad and northern South America * ''

Renealmia foliifera ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Standl. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia * ''

Renealmia fragilis ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Maas - Colombia, Ecuador * '' Renealmia guianensis'' Maas - Guianas, Venezuela, northern Brazil, Venezuelan Antilles * ''

Renealmia heleniae ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Maas - Panama * ''

Renealmia jamaicensis ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' (Gaertn.) Horan. - Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico * ''

Renealmia krukovii ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Maas - Colombia, Peru, Brazil * '' Renealmia laxa'' K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Cameroon * ''

Renealmia ligulata ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Maas - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador * ''

Renealmia longifolia ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Liberia, Ivory Coast * '' Renealmia lucida'' Maas - Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador * ''

Renealmia macrocolea ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Togo, Cabinda, Cameroon, Gabon * ''

Renealmia maculata ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Stapf in H.Johnston - Liberia, Ivory Coast * ''

Renealmia mannii ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Hook.f. - Bioko * ''

Renealmia matogrossensis ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Maas - Mato Grosso * ''

Renealmia mexicana ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Klotzsch ex Petersen - southern Mexico, Central America, Venezuela * '' Renealmia microcalyx'' Maas & H.Maas - Brazil, Venezuela * ''

Renealmia monosperma ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Miq. - widespread from Panama east to the Guianas and south to Bolivia * ''

Renealmia nicolaioides ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Loes. - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil * ''

Renealmia oligosperma ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Ecuador * ''

Renealmia oligotricha ''Renealmia oligotricha'' is a species of plant in the family Zingiberaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical The subtropical zones or subtropics are geog ...

'' Maas - Ecuador * ''

Renealmia orinocensis ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Rusby - Venezuela, Guianas * ''

Renealmia pacifica ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' (Maas) Maas & H.Maas - southern Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador * ''

Renealmia pallida ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Maas - Peru * ''

Renealmia petasites ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Gagnep. - Brazil * ''

Renealmia pirrensis ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Maas & H.Maas - Panama * '' Renealmia pluriplicata'' Maas - Colombia, Ecuador, Central America * ''

Renealmia polyantha ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Gabon, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville * '' Renealmia polypus'' Gagnep. - Gabon, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Cabinda * '' Renealmia puberula'' Steyerm. - Colombia, Ecuador * ''

Renealmia purpurea ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Maas & H.Maas - Peru * ''

Renealmia pycnostachys ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Minas Gerais (probably extinct) * ''

Renealmia pyramidalis ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' (Lam.) Maas - Lesser Antilles * '' Renealmia racemosa'' Poepp. & Endl. - Peru, Bolivia * ''

Renealmia reticulata ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Gagnep. - Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro * '' Renealmia sancti-thomae'' I.M.Turner - São Tomé * ''

Renealmia scaposa ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Maas - Costa Rica * ''

Renealmia sessilifolia ''Renealmia sessilifolia'' is a species of plant in the family Zingiberaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References sessilifolia Endemic flora of Ecuador Near thr ...

'' Gagnep. - Ecuador * '' Renealmia stellulata'' Steyerm. - Ecuador, Peru * '' Renealmia stenostachys'' K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Cameroon * ''

Renealmia striata ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' (Stokes) Govaerts ex Maas - Jamaica * '' Renealmia thyrsoidea'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Poepp. & Endl. - Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, Panama, Costa Rica * '' Renealmia urbaniana'' Loes. - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia * ''

Renealmia vallensis ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Maas - Colombia * ''

Renealmia variegata ''Renealmia'' is a plant genus in the family Zingiberaceae. Its members are native to tropical Africa and tropical America (Latin America and the West Indies). In Peru, fruits and tubers are sources of indigenous dyes. and indigenous medical ...

'' Maas & H.Maas - Ecuador, Colombia, Panama * '' Renealmia wurdackii'' Maas - Peru, Ecuador

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