Amomum koenigii
J. F. Gmel.
Tough ginger
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers, Leaves, Fruit
The flowers, leaves, and fruit are all eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. In southern China it grows between 200-1,500 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
Asia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, Northeastern India, 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. It grows 1-3 m tall. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped and 30-45 cm long by 4-11 cm wide. The flower spike is narrow and 4-5 cm long. The flowering stalk is 30-35 cm long. The flowers are white.
Names & Synonyms
Ge bo biu, Ma guo, Mi jie
Amomum corynostachyum Wall.Cardamomum corynostyachyum (Wall.) KuntzeCardamomum koenigii (J. F. Gmel.) KuntzeMeisteria amomum RaeuschZingiber corynostachyum (Wall.) Steud.Khu-eng,
References (3)
- Cao, Y., et al, 2020, Ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants used by three trans-boundary ethnic groups in Jiangcheng County, Pu’er, Southwest China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2020) 16:66
- Liu, Yi-tao, & Long, Chun-Lin, 2002, Studies on Edible Flowers Consumed by Ethnic Groups in Yunnan. Acta Botanica Yunnanica. 24(1):41-56
- 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 156 (As Amomum corynostachyum)
