Amomum gracile

Botanical Description

Amomum gracile is a perennial plant producing slender, leafy stems up to 110cm tall, occasionally to 200cm. The stems are produced from a poorly developed, 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.