Zingiber roseum

(Roxb.) Roscoe

Indian ginger

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves, Vegetable

Leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant. It grows in moist places in forests at about 900 m above sea level in southern China. In Yunnan.

Asia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Myanmar, 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 herb. The false stems are about 1.5 m tall. The leaves do not have leaf stalks. The leaves are oblong and 30 cm long by 3-5 cm wide. They are hairy underneath. The flowering shoots arises from the rhizome. It is oval and 6 cm long. The bracts are red and the flowers are white and red.

How to Grow

Plants can be grown by division of the rhizome.

Medicinal Uses

Leaves are used as a traditional vegetable preparation.

Other Information

It is a cultivated plant. Leaves are sold in local markets.

Names & Synonyms

Jahe india, Wangfei

Amomum roseum Roxb.

References (2)

Sukarya, D. G., (Ed.) 2013, 3,500 Plant Species of the Botanic Gardens of Indonesia. LIPI p 1145
Xu, You-Kai, et al, 2004, Wild Vegetable Resources and Market Survey in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. Economic Botany. 58(4): 647-667.