Zingiber rubens Roxb.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Zingiber

Characteristics

A ginger herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The rhizome is used as a spice and is sometimes eaten raw. The young shoots are cooked with dried fish and alkali solution and eaten in curry. The ripe flowers are cooked with taro or the leaves of Rhynchotechum ellipticum and dried fish
Uses medicinal spice
Edible flowers leaves rhizomes
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Zingiber rubens world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000617824
COL ID 5D5HZ
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Synonyms

Zingiber rubens