Plagiostachys crocydocalyx

(K. Schum.) Burtt & R. M. Smith

Silongon

ZingiberaceaeFruitShootsScore: 50/100

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit, Stems, Shoots

The white shoots are cooked as flavouring and the pith of the stem is cooked and eaten. The fruit are eaten raw.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. It grows in Sarawak.

Asia, Brunei, Indonesia, 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 large ginger family herb. The stems are yellow and 2 meters high and 2 cm across. The leaves are light green. There is a bunch of hard green brown fruit at the bottom. The fruit and young stems are eaten.

Nutrition Score: 50/100

Part	Moisture	kJ	kcal	Protein	Vit A	Vit C	Iron	Zinc
Shoots	74.4	393	94	2.6	—	10.2	7.8	1.5

Wikipedia

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Plagiostachys crocydocalyx is a monocotyledonous plant species first described by Karl Moritz Schumann, and given its current name by Brian Laurence Burtt and Rosemary Margaret Smith. Plagiostachys crocydocalyx is part of the genus Plagiostachys and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.

Notes

There are about 18 Plagiostachys species.

Names & Synonyms

Banjang, Tubu becit

Alpinia crocydocalyx K. Schum.Languas crocydocalyx (K. Schum.) Merr.

References (6)

Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 2 (I-Z) p 1325 (As Alpinia crocydocalyx)
Hoare, A., 2003, Food use of the Lundayeh SW Sabah. Borneo Research Council.
Hoe, V. B. & Siong, K. H., 1999, The nutritional value of indigenous fruit and vegetables in Sarawak. Asia Pacific J. Clin. Nutr. 8(1):24-31
Poulsen, A. D., 2006, Gingers of Sarawak. Natural History Publications, Borneo. p 75
Siong, K. H., 2003, Indigenous Fruits of Sarawak. Forest Department Sarawak. p 165
World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew