Amomum dealbatum

Roxb.

Zingiberaceae Edible: Seeds - spice, Flowers, Root, Rhizome, Shoots 26 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A ginger family herb. It grows 1-3.5 m tall. The leaves are whitish underneath. They are oblong and 50-70 cm long by 6-14 cm wide. The flower spikes are almost round and 3-5 cm across. The flower tube is white. The fruit is a purple-green capsule that is 3 cm long by 1 cm wide. It has 9 winged ribs.

Edible Uses

The flowers are eaten cooked or steamed. The rhizome is peeled, then burnt or boiled and eaten as a chutney. The seeds are used as a spice, and shoots are also edible.

Traditional Uses

The flowers are eaten cooked or steamed. The rhizome is peeled, burnt or boiled and eaten as a chutney.

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Medicinal Uses

The rhizome is traditionally prepared and consumed as a chutney.

Distribution

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in shaded forests and hill slopes between 600-800 m above sea level in southern China. In Yunnan.

Where It Grows

Asia, Bangladesh, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Sikkim, Thailand, Vietnam,

Propagation

Seed - Cuttings of the root-bearing tips of the rhizome.

Synonyms

Cardamomum dealbatum (Roxb.) Kuntze

Also Known As

Aidu, Aigia, Papia, Tingnyang

References (9)

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Guite, C., 2016, Study of wild edible plants associated with the Paite Tribe of Manipur, India. International Journal of Current Research. Vol. 8, Issue 11, pp. 40927-40932
Khodram,S. D., et al, 2019, Local knowledge of edible flowers used in Mizoram. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol 18(40 pp 715-723
Lungphi, P., Wangpan, T. & Tangjang, S., 2018, Wild edible plants and their additional uses by the Tangsa community living in the Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Pleione 12(2): 151 - 164. 2018.

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Meitei, L. R., et al, 2022, An ethnobotanical study on the wild edible plants used by forest dwellers in Yangoupokpi Lokchao Wildlife Sanctuary, Manipur, India. Ethnobotany Research and Application 23:15
Misra, R. C., et al, 2013, Genetic resources of wild tuberous food plants traditionally used in Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Odisha, India. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. Vol. 60 No. 2. Springer
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World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew