Etlingera punicea

Botanical Description

Etlingera punicea is a robust perennial herb producing a clump of erect, leafy stems up to 7 metres tall from slender, underground rhizomes[ 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 flowers are produced on separate, shorter stems growing directly from the rhizomes. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine[ 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. ].