Alpinia athroantha
Valeton
Zingiberaceae Edible: Stem base
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Description
A ginger family herb. It grows 2 m tall. It is hairy. The leaves have short leaf stalks. The fruit are pink to red and turn purple as they ripen.
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Edible Uses
The stem base is edible.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in lowland rainforest near rivers.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, PNG, SE Asia, West Papua,
References (2)
- Milliken, W., 2,000, Ethnobotany of the Yali of West Papua. Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh. p 10 (Near Baliem)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
