Zingiberaceae FAMILY
Globba marantina
Globba marantina
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Globba marantina is a herbaceous, perennial plant with erect, unbranched stems up to 50cm 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 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. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE Asia - China, Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea and northern Australia
HabitatFavouring dry, open habitats, it is found in dry forested areas, on sandbanks, in valleys, on banks and in sago plantations[ 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. ].