Plagiostachys uviformis
(L.) Loes.
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Leaves
The pulp around the seeds is eaten, and the rhizome is used as a spice. The leaves are also edible.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in Sulawesi and Maluku,
Asia, Brazil, Indonesia*, SE Asia, South America,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bolivia, Brazil, Bhutan, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Georgia, French Guiana, Guyana, 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, Peru, Philippines, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Suriname, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A tropical ginger family herb (Zingiberaceae) native to Sulawesi and Maluku.
Notes
There are about 200-230 Alpinia species. They are mostly tropical and subtropical.
Names & Synonyms
Alpinia annabellae Ridl.Alpinia uviformis (L.) Horan.Globba uviformis L.Languas uviformis Burkill
References (5)
- Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 21 (As Alpinia uviformis)
- 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 1325 (As Languas uviformis)
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 45 (As Alpinia uviformis)
- Heyne, K., 1927, (As Alpinia uviformis)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
