Alpinia oxymitra
K. Schum.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Shoots, Flowers, Vegetable
The shoots and young flowering shoots are boiled and eaten as a vegetable; flowers are also edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, Cambodia, Indochina, Malaysia, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,
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 flowers are on the end of the leafy shoot. The fruit are orange-red when ripe.
Names & Synonyms
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Alpinia comosa Ridl.[Illegitimate]Alpinia macrocarpa Gagnep.Cenolophon oxymitrum (K. Schum.) Holttum
References (2)
- Eiadthong, W., et al, 2010, Management of the Emerald Triangle Protected Forests Complex. Botanical Consultant Technical Report. p 23
- Kachenchart, B., et al, 2008, Phenology of Edible Plants at Sakaerat Forest. In Proceedings of the FORTROP II: Tropical Forestry Change in a Changing World. Bangkok, Thailand.
