Vanoverberghia sepulchrei
Merr.
Agbab
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Description
An erect ginger family herb. It has a rhizome or underground stem and keeps growing from year to year. It can grow 4 m tall. The leaves are 40 cm long by 10 cm wide. The flowering stalk is at the top of the plant. The flowering section is 20 cm long. The flowers are 4.5 cm long. The fruit are berry like and 2-2.5 cm long. There are several seeds 3 mm long.
Edible Uses
The fruit and seeds are eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows along valleys and near streams up to 1,500 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Asia, Pacific, Philippines*, SE Asia,
Also Known As
Barapat, Chakchakil
References (4)
- Brown, W.H., 1920, Wild Food Plants of the Philippines. Bureau of Forestry Bulletin No. 21 Manila. p 37
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 1 (A-H) p 928
- PROSEA No. 2
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
