Zingiberaceae FAMILY
Alpinia rafflesiana
Alpinia rafflesiana
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Alpinia rafflesiana is a somewhat slender herb, producing leafy stems 100 - 120cm tall from a creeping rhizome[ 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.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia.
HabitatRather common in secondary forest, at elevations from sea-level up to 1,200 metres[ 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. ].