Etlingera punicea (Roxb.) R.M.Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Etlingera

Characteristics

A robust ginger family herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 7 m tall. It has slender underground stems or rhizomes. The leaves are sword shaped and almost without a stalk. The leaves are 108 cm long by 1 cm wide. The fruiting bodies are round and 12 cm across. They grow near the ground. The fruit are angular and 2-5 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. They have 9-14 ribs.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 6.0
Root system rhizome
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in primary and secondary forests often along water. They grow between 800-1,600 m above sea level.
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Primary and secondary forests, often along water, at 800-1,600 metres.
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Usage

The fleshy layer around the seeds is sweet and edible.
Uses food medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Conservation status

Etlingera punicea threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000415780
COL ID 3BM5K
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Synonyms

Achasma puniceum Alpinia punicea Elettaria punicea Etlingera punicea Hornstedtia punicea Renealmia punicea Gethyra punicea