Etlingera rosea

Burtt & R. M. Smith

Galoba papua

Zingiberaceae Edible: Aril, Spice 4 iNaturalist observations

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Summary

Etlingera rosea is a monocotyledonous plant species described by Brian Laurence Burtt and Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera rosea is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae. The species' range is the Moluccas. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.

Description

A ginger family herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has an underground stem or rhizome. It grows 5 m tall. The leaves have almost no stalks. The leaf blade is sword shaped and 50-55 cm long by 6-6.5 cm wide. The flowering shoot is like a spike. It is 5 cm across. It grows near the soil on a separate stalk about 6 cm long. The fruit is like a capsule like a berry. It is flattened and somewhat triangular shaped and hairy. It is 1 cm across and red. It splits into 3 parts.

Edible Uses

The aril (layer around the seed) is eaten or used as a spice. The seed clusters are eaten raw or candied.

Traditional Uses

The aril or layer around the seed is eaten or used as a spice. The seed clusters are eaten raw or candied.

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Distribution

A tropical plant. It grows in lowland forests on heavy moist soils. It grows in Sulawesi and Papua.

Where It Grows

Asia, Indonesia*, SE Asia,

Cultivation

We have no specific information for this species, but plants in this genus generally prefer a sunny position and a moist but well-drained, fertile, humus-rich soil.

Propagation

Seed - Division of the rhizomes.

Notes

There are about 70 Etlingera species.

Synonyms

Amomum roseum K. Schumann [Invalid]Donacodes rosea Teijsm. & Binn. [Invalid]Elettaria musacea HoranElettaria rosea Benth. & Hook.f. [Invalid]Geanthus roseus Loosen. [Illegitimate]

Also Known As

Anipan, Assem putjuk, Galoba jantung, Gitipi tana, Potmepini

References (4)

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 133 (As Amomum roseum Benth. et Hook.f.) NB Amomum roseum Roxb. is a synonym of Zingiber roseum.
PROSEA handbook Volume 13 Spices. p 253
PROSEA No. 2 (As Hornstedtia rumphii)
Seidemann J., 2005, World Spice Plants. Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer. p 149