Zingiber griffithii
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Description
A ginger family herb that keeps growing from year to year. It has underground stems. The leafy shoots grow 1.2 m tall. The leaves are broadly sword shaped. They are 15-25 cm long by 5-8 cm wide. There are very fine silky hairs underneath. The flowers are in a compact spike. This is on a separate flower stalk. This is 4-15 cm long. The bracts are red and 2.5-4 cm long by 1.5-2.5 cm wide. The spike is 10-15 cm long by 1.5-3.5 cm wide. The fruit is a capsule. It is about 2 cm long. The seed are deep red.
Edible Uses
The rhizome is spicy and used as a spice or root vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The rhizome is spicy.
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in lowland forests. It is mostly in moist locations and shady sites in soil rich in humus.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Bola bukit, Tepus huma, Tepus kechil, Tepus merah
References (2)
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 2 (I-Z) p 2338
- PROSEA handbook Volume 13 Spices. p 267
