Alpinia bambusifolia
C. F. Liang & D. Fang
Zingiberaceae Edible: Flower buds
Description
A ginger family herb. The false stems are 0.5-1.5 m long. The leaf sheaths are hairy. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped. They are 3-25 cm long by 0.7-3.5 cm wide. There are short hairs or cilia at the edges of the leaves. The flower spikes are erect and 1.5-6 cm long. They are pale purple to red. They are hairy.
Edible Uses
The flower buds are eaten.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Tibet,
Synonyms
Alpinia nanchuanensis Z. Y. Zhu
Also Known As
Tar-gang
References (1)
- Li, S., et al, 2020, Monpa, memory, and change: an ethnobotanical study of plant use in Mêdog County, South-east Tibet, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. (2020) 16:5 p 24
