Amomum squarrosum

Botanical Description

Amomum squarrosum is a perrenial plant producing leafy stems up to 4 metres tall from a creeping rhizome. The stems are produced in close clumps and are sometimes supported by stilt roots[ 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