Etlingera cevuga
(Seem.) R. M. Sm.
Thevunga, Waxflower
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - flavouring, Seeds - scent
Leaves are used as flavouring in curry, and seeds are used to scent coconut oil.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows best in moist sandy soil.
American Samoa, Fiji*, Hawaii, Marquesas, Pacific, Samoa*, Society Islands, USA, Vanuatu,
How to Identify
A herb. It is a ginger family plant. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are simple and opposite. They are sword shaped. The flowers are funnel shaped and are in groups.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Etlingera cevuga is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by Berthold Carl Seemann, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera cevuga is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Names & Synonyms
Bwin
References (4)
- Cabalion, P. and Morat, P., 1983, Introduction le vegetation, la flore et aux noms vernaculaires de l'ile de Pentcoste (Vanuatu), In: Journal d'agriculture traditionnelle et de botanique appliquee JATBA Vol. 30, 3-4 (As Amomum cevuga)
- Seidemann J., 2005, World Spice Plants. Economic Usage, Botany, Taxonomy. Springer. p 35 (As Amomum cevuga)
- Smith, A.C., 1979, Flora Vitiensis Nova, Lawaii, Kuai, Hawaii, Volume 1 p 201
- Uphof, 1968,
