Alpinia oxymitra
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Description
A ginger family herb. The flowers are on the end of the leafy shoot. The fruit are orange-red when ripe.
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Edible Uses
The shoots and young flowering shoots are boiled and eaten as a vegetable; flowers are also edible.
Traditional Uses
The shoots are boiled and eaten as a vegetable. The young flowering shoots are eaten as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Cambodia, Indochina, Malaysia, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Laao
References (2)
- Eiadthong, W., et al, 2010, Management of the Emerald Triangle Protected Forests Complex. Botanical Consultant Technical Report. p 23
- Kachenchart, B., et al, 2008, Phenology of Edible Plants at Sakaerat Forest. In Proceedings of the FORTROP II: Tropical Forestry Change in a Changing World. Bangkok, Thailand.
