Alpinia zerumbet

Botanical Description

Alpinia zerumbet is a herbaceous, evergreen perennial plant producing leafy stems that can be 2 - 3 metres tall from a creeping rootstock[ 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 particularly valued as a digestive tonic and is often harvested, both a a medicina and a a food and source of materials. It is cultivated throughout South-East Asia and in many other tropical and subtropical countries[ 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. ]. Especially in its variegated form the plant is sometimes grown as an ornamental in parts of the tropics[ 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. ].