Zingiberaceae FAMILY

Cautleya spicata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cautleya spicata is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayas.

HabitatMoist shady places at elevations of 1000 - 2600 metres in Nepal[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ].