Amomum sericeum
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Description
A ginger family herb. It grows 1-3 m tall. The leaf stalk is 4-8 cm long. The leaves are sword shaped and 50-65 cm long by 7-15 cm wide. There are silvery hairs underneath. The spike is almost round and 4-5 cm across. The flowers are white. The fruit is a pale brown capsule 2.5 cm long by 2 cm wide. It is 3-5 angled.
Edible Uses
The seeds are used as a spice added to foods.
Traditional Uses
The seeds are added to foods as a spice.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in wet places in dense forests between 600-1,200 m above sea level in southern China. It grows in Yunnan in China.
Where It Grows
Asia, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, India, Laos, Myanmar, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Sikkim, Thailand, Vietnam,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Hpala
References (1)
- Ghorbani, A., et al, 2012, A comparison of the wild food plant use knowledge of ethnic minorities in Naban River Watershed Nature Reserve, Yunnan, SW China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine; 8:17
