Zingiber striolatum

Family: Zingiberaceae

What it is like

A ginger herb. The rhizomes are white. The false stems are 1-1.5 m tall. The leaves are narrowly sword shaped and 25-35 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The flowering shoot arises from the rhizome. The bracts are red and the flowers are white with some purple and brown stripes.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in forests and along streams between 300-1,900 m above sea level in southern China. In Sichuan and Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China

How it is used for food

The flowers are used as a potherb.

Edible parts

Flowers

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Zingiber didymoglossa K. Schum.; Zingiber didymoglossum K. Schum.; Zingiber emeiense Z.Y. Zhu; Zingiber hupehense Pamp.; Zingiber liangshanense Z. Y. Zhu;