Eminium intortum - Uses, Benefits & Care
Status:
valid
Authors:
(Banks & Sol.) Kuntze
Source:
wcs
Year:
1891
Citation Micro:
Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 741 (1891)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0000948523
Common Names
- Twisted Eminium
- Intortum Eminium
- Intortum Eminium
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesDescription
Eminium intortum (also called Twisted Eminium, among many other common names) is an epiphytic orchid species native to Central and South America. It has long, thin, arching stems with narrow, pointed leaves. The flowers are small, yellowish-green, and fragrant. It grows in humid, tropical forests, often on trees or rocks.
Uses & Benefits
Eminium intortum is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used in traditional medicine for treating various ailments such as fever, headache, and stomachache.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Eminium intortum has small, white flowers with four petals and yellow centers. The seeds are small and black. The seedlings have long, thin stems with small, oval-shaped leaves.
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesCultivation and Propagation
Eminium intortum is a terrestrial orchid, native to tropical Central and South America. It can be cultivated in a well-drained, humus-rich soil in a warm, sheltered spot in the garden. Propagation is by division of the clump or by seed.
Where to Find Eminium intortum
Eminium intortum can be found in Colombia.
Species in the Eminium genus
Species in the Araceae family
Adelonema erythropus, Adelonema allenii, Adelonema crinipes, Adelonema hammelii, Adelonema kvistii, Adelonema mofflerianum, Adelonema orientale, Adelonema pallidinervium, Adelonema panamense, Adelonema peltatum, Adelonema picturatum, Adelonema roezlii, Adelonema speariae, Adelonema wallisii, Adelonema wendlandii, Adelonema yanamonoense, Aglaodorum griffithii, Aglaonema brevispathum, Aglaonema chermsiriwattanae, Aglaonema cochinchinense, Aglaonema commutatum, Aglaonema cordifolium, Aglaonema costatum, Aglaonema densinervium, Aglaonema flemingianum, Aglaonema hookerianum, Aglaonema marantifolium, Aglaonema modestum, Aglaonema nebulosum, Aglaonema nitidum, Aglaonema ovatum, Aglaonema philippinense, Aglaonema pictum, Aglaonema pumilum, Aglaonema rotunda, Aglaonema simplex, Aglaonema tricolor, Aglaonema vittatum, Aglaonema robeleynii, Aglaonema birmanicum, Aglaonema nicobaricum, Aglaonema tassae, Alloschemone inopinata, Alloschemone occidentalis, Alocasia megawatiae, Alocasia chaii, Alocasia infernalis, Alocasia nycteris, Alocasia hypoleuca, Alocasia jiewhoei,
References
Otto Kuntze (1843-1907): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Kuntze' in the authors string.
POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:86996-1: Based on the WCVP April 2023 data release.