Zingiber squarrosum
Roxb.
Zingiberaceae Edible: Leaf stalk
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Meise Botanic Garden
Description
An erect ginger family herb. It has horizontal rootstock. The flowers are red in dense round spikes. The fruit is an oblong capsule.
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Edible Uses
The leaf stalk is chewed to quench thirst.
Traditional Uses
The leaf stalk is chewed to quench thirst.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Andamans, Asia, Himalayas, India, Myanmar, SE Asia,
Also Known As
Kumbabe, Taukta
References (1)
- Bhargava, N., 1983, Ethnobotanical Studies of the Tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. 1. Onge. Economic Botany 37(1): 110-119
