Zingiberaceae FAMILY
Alpinia elegans
Alpinia elegans
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Alpinia elegans is an evergreen, herbaceous perennial plant, producing leafy stems 2 - 4 metres tall from a stout, creeping rhizome[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Philippines.
HabitatThickets along the sides of streams at low to moderate elevations[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].