
Ischnosiphon
Ischnosiphon is a genus of plants native to Central America, South America, Trinidad and the Lesser Antilles. It was first described as a genus in 1859.
Ischnosiphon species are traditionally used for weaving. In Suriname, the stems of several Ischnosiphon species, known locally as warimbo, are used for weaving baskets.
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Ischnosiphon obliquus
speciesIschnosiphon obliquus

Ischnosiphon puberulus
speciesIschnosiphon puberulus

Ischnosiphon petiolatus
speciesIschnosiphon petiolatus

Ischnosiphon leucophaeus
speciesIschnosiphon leucophaeus

Ischnosiphon arouma
speciesIschnosiphon arouma

Ischnosiphon gracilis
speciesIschnosiphon gracilis

Ischnosiphon centricifolius
speciesIschnosiphon centricifolius

Ischnosiphon martianus
speciesIschnosiphon martianus

Ischnosiphon ursinus
speciesIschnosiphon ursinus

Ischnosiphon ovatus
speciesIschnosiphon ovatus

Ischnosiphon inflatus
speciesIschnosiphon inflatus

Ischnosiphon heleniae
speciesIschnosiphon heleniae

Ischnosiphon elegans
speciesIschnosiphon elegans

Ischnosiphon hirsutus
speciesIschnosiphon hirsutus
Ischnosiphon macarenae
speciesIschnosiphon macarenae
Ischnosiphon colombianus
speciesIschnosiphon colombianus
Ischnosiphon cerotus
speciesIschnosiphon cerotus
Ischnosiphon rotundifolius
speciesIschnosiphon rotundifolius
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 428094.