Etlingera calophrys
Family: Zingiberaceae
What it is like
A ginger family herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a rhizome or underground stem. The plant grows 3 m tall.
Where it is found
It is a tropical plant. It grows in mountainous areas.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, Indonesia, SE Asia
How it is used for food
The fruit and leaf stalks are chopped fine, used in pickles and used as flavouring.
Edible parts
Fruit, seeds - spice, leaf stalk.
How it is grown
Its other names
Local names
Synonyms
Amomum acre Valeton; Amomum calophrys K. Schum.;