Ischnosiphon is a genus of plants native to Central America, South America, Trinidad and the Lesser Antilles.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Ischnosiphon It was first described as a genus in 1859.Körnicke, Friedrich August. 1859. Nouveau Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 11: 346–348.Tropicos, Ischnosiphon Körn.Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de JaneiroMatuda, E. 1951. Estudio de las plantas de Chiapas. VIII. Marantaceas de Chiapas. Anales del instituto de Biología de la Universidad Nacional de México 21(2): 319–343Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i–xlii
Ischnosiphon species are traditionally used for weaving. In Suriname, the stems of several Ischnosiphon species, known locally as warimbo, are used for weaving baskets. Similarly, in Peru, several species of Ischnosiphon including I. puberulus, I. arouma, and I. obliquus, known locally as huarumá (Spanish) and dexpe (Ticuna), are culturally important for making traditional fabric.
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