Boesenbergia longiflora
(Wall.) Kurtze
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaf stalk, Flowers
The leaf stalks are boiled and eaten; the flowers are also edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests in mountains between 1,100-1,900 m above sea level in southern China. In XTBG Yunnan. In Calicut Uni BG.
Asia, China, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, Northeastern India, 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 herb. It grows 50-60 cm tall. The roots are robust. The leaves are oval and 8-12 cm long by 5-9 cm wide. The base is heart shaped and the has a short point. The flowers are on separate shoots coming from the rhizome. There are 3-6 flowers and they are bluish purple.
Names & Synonyms
Ai-thur, Lochet
Alpinia hamiltoniana Wall. [Invalid]Boesenbergia fallax Loes.Curcurmorpha longiflora (Wall.) A. S. Rao & D. M. VermaGastrochilus jenkinsii Wall. ex Voigt.Gastrochilus longiflorus Wall.Kaempferia fallax Lingelsh. & Borza [Illegitimate]
References (2)
- Kar, A., et al, 2013, Wild Edible Plant Resources used by the Mizos of Mizoram, India. Kathmandu University Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology. Vol. 9, No. 1, July, 2013, 106-126 (As Curcumorpha longiflora)
- Teron, R. & Borthakur, S. K., 2016, Edible Medicines: An Exploration of Medicinal Plants in Dietary Practices of Karbi Tribal Population of Assam, Northeast India. In Mondal, N. & Sen, J.(Ed.) Nutrition and Health among tribal populations of India. p 157 (As Curcumorpha longiflora)
