Zingiber ottensii
Valeton
Black ginger
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Description
A ginger herb which keeps growing from year to year. It has underground stems or rhizomes. The leafy shoots grow 1.5 m tall. The rhizome is purplish inside. The leaves are a long oval shape and 35-40 cm long by 6-8 cm wide. The flowers are in a spike. This is on a separate stalk 25-40 cm long. The bracts are 4 cm long. They bulge outwards with tips which point inwards. They are bright red. The spike is 10-12 cm long by 4 cm wide. The fruit are red capsules.
Edible Uses
The rhizome is used as a spicy flavoring agent.
Traditional Uses
The rhizome is spicy.
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Medicinal Uses
The rhizome has traditional spice uses.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It is cultivated. It grows in moist, partly shaded evergreen and monsoon forest.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indochina, Indonesia*, Malaysia, SE Asia, Thailand,
Cultivation
It can be grown by division of the rhizome and offsets.
Also Known As
Berseh hitam, Bunglai hantu, Kunyit hitam, Lampoyang hitam, Lampuyang hitam, Panglai hideung, Phlai dam, Phlai muang, Puu loei dam
References (5)
- 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 2344
- Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 87
- Lim, T. K., 2016, Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants: Volume 12 Modified Stems, Roots p 8
- PROSEA handbook Volume 13 Spices. p 267
- Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 1145
