Zingiberaceae FAMILY
Amomum testaceum
Amomum testaceum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Amomum testaceum is a perennial plant producing leafy stems 2 - 3 metres tall from a 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 use as a cardamom substitute
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia.
HabitatCommon on limestone throughout peninsula Malaysia[ 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. ].