Zingiberaceae FAMILY
Alpinia conchigera
Alpinia conchigera
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Alpinia conchigera is a slender, perennial herbaceous plant with a slender, creeping rhizome, growing 0.6 - 1.5 metres tall[ 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 gathered from the wild by local people for its medicinal and edible uses[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast Asia - Eastern India through continental Asia to Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.
HabitatIn rubber or oil-palm plantations, swampy areas, open country near villages, semi-wild or planted[ 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. ]. Forests in southwest China at elevations of 600 - 1,100 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].