Zingiber fragile
S. Q. Tong
ZingiberaceaeLeaves
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Daniel Fernicola
Daniel Fernicola
What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves, Vegetable
The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests at about 600 m above sea level in southern China. In Yunnan.
Asia, China, Indochina, SE Asia, 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, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A ginger family herb. The false stem is 1-3 m tall. The leaves do not have stalks. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped and 40-50 cm long by 9-11 cm wide. The flowering shoots arise from the rhizome. They are oval and 4-8 cm long by 3-8 cm wide. The flowers are red and brown.
Other Information
It is a cultivated plant. Leaves are sold in local markets.
Names & Synonyms
Zhonghiag
References (1)
- Xu, You-Kai, et al, 2004, Wild Vegetable Resources and Market Survey in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. Economic Botany. 58(4): 647-667.
