Globba clarkei
Baker
ZingiberaceaeShoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Shoots
The tender shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable or boiled with rice.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It grows between 600-1,900 m above sea level.
Asia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Hawaii, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Laos, Nepal, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Sikkim, Thailand,
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, United States, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A ginger family herb. It has a rhizome and keeps growing from year to year. The leafy shoots are 1 m long. The leaves are sword shaped and 10-30 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. The flowers are small and yellow. They are in thin clusters along the stem. The fruit is a smooth capsule.
Names & Synonyms
Devi saro, Rapro, Raprou
References (1)
- Pfoze, N. L., et al, 2012, Survey and assessment of floral diversity on wild edible plants from Senapati district of Manipur, Northeast India. Journal or Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences. 1(6):50-52
