Rhynchanthus longiflorus

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ZingiberaceaeLeavesShoots
Rhynchanthus longiflorus
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Rhynchanthus longiflorus
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Rhynchanthus longiflorus
gbif · cc-by
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves, Shoots

The leaves and shoots are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows in moist tropical forest.

Asia, India, Myanmar*, Northeastern India*, 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 rare tropical herb of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae) that grows in moist tropical forest understory.

Notes

It is rare.

References (1)
  • Gangwar, A. K. & Ramakrishnan, P. S., 1990, Ethnobotanical Notes on Some Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeastern India. Economic Botany, Vol. 44, No. 1 pp. 94-105

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