Zingiber bradleyanum
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Pawpwe, Posa
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Description
A ginger family herb with white flowers, native to damp evergreen forests in tropical regions. It can be grown from rhizomes.
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Edible Uses
The stems and flowers are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in damp, evergreen forest.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indochina, SE Asia, Thailand*,
Cultivation
The plant can be grown from rhizomes.
References (1)
- Johnson, N., 2002, Environmental Change in northern Thailand: Impact on Wild Edible Plant Availability. Ecology of Food and Nutrition, 41: 5, 373-399