Zingiber griffithii

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ZingiberaceaeRootsSpice/Beverage

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Rhizome, Root, Spice

The rhizome is spicy and used as a spice or root vegetable.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. It grows in lowland forests. It is mostly in moist locations and shady sites in soil rich in humus.

Asia, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A ginger family herb that keeps growing from year to year. It has underground stems. The leafy shoots grow 1.2 m tall. The leaves are broadly sword shaped. They are 15-25 cm long by 5-8 cm wide. There are very fine silky hairs underneath. The flowers are in a compact spike. This is on a separate flower stalk. This is 4-15 cm long. The bracts are red and 2.5-4 cm long by 1.5-2.5 cm wide. The spike is 10-15 cm long by 1.5-3.5 cm wide. The fruit is a capsule. It is about 2 cm long. The seed are deep red.

Names & Synonyms

Bola bukit, Tepus huma, Tepus kechil, Tepus merah

Zingiber citrinum Ridl.Zingiber griffithii var. citrinum (Ridl.) Holttum

References (2)

Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 2 (I-Z) p 2338
PROSEA handbook Volume 13 Spices. p 267

What to Eat

Where to Find It

How to Identify

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