Zingiberaceae FAMILY

Zingiber mioga

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Zingiber mioga is a herbaceous, perennial plant growing from a rhizomatous rootstock and producing a clump of erect, unbranched stems that can grow 150 - 200cm tall. The flowers are produced at the base of the stems. The plant is harvested fom the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. It is sometimes cultivated for its leaves, and is occasionally available fresh in Japanese markets[ 301 Title Cornucopia II Publication Author Facciola. S. Publisher Kampong Publications, California. Year 1998 ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 Description The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc. ]. It is also grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern Japan, southern China, Vietnam.

HabitatShaded forest floor of primary lowland forest[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. Moist places in mountain valleys[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].