Etlingera venusta
(Ridl.) R. M. Sm.
ZingiberaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The flesh of ripe fruit is eaten raw.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Asia, Malaysia, SE Asia,
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 tropical ginger family herb that produces edible fruit.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Etlingera venusta is a monocotyledonous plant species first described by Henry Nicholas Ridley, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera venusta is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Names & Synonyms
Lempoi' up
Hornstedtia venusta Ridl.Nicolaia venusta (Ridl.) K. LarsenPhaeomeria venusta (Ridl.) K. Schum.
References (1)
- Ong, H., et al, 2012, Traditional knowledge and usage of edible plants among the Semai community of Kampung Batu 16, Tapah, Perak, Malaysia. Scientific Research and Essays Vol. 7(4), pp. 441-445, 30 January, 2012
