Amomum stenocarpum
Valeton
Kaol haol
Zingiberaceae Edible: Seeds, Spice, Fruit
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Description
A large ginger family herb. It can grow 3 m tall. The leaves are sword shaped and 90 cm long by 13 cm wide. The fruit are green and 2.5 cm long.
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Edible Uses
The seeds are used as a spice. The green fruit and seeds are eaten.
Medicinal Uses
The stem juice is used to treat cough.
Distribution
A tropical plant. It occurs in Sumatra.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia*, SE Asia,
Notes
There are about 150 Amomum species. They are mostly tropical.
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 1 (A-H) p 133
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
