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Zingiber kelabitianum

Theilade & H. Chr.

Tubu berak

Zingiberaceae Edible: Fruit, Vegetable 6 iNaturalist observations

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Zingiber kelabitianum is a species of plant in the family Zingiberaceae, with no subspecies listed in the Catalogue of Life. It was discovered in northern Borneo and described in 1998.

Description

A member of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae) growing 2–4 m tall, found in tropical Borneo and Sarawak.

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Edible Uses

The fruit and vegetative parts are eaten.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant. It grows in Borneo and Sarawak.

Where It Grows

Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia,

References (1)

  • Poulsen, A. D., 2006, Gingers of Sarawak. Natural History Publications, Borneo. p 85

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