Elettariopsis sumatrana
Valeton
Zingiberaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Elettariopsis sumatrana is a herbaceous perennial plant producing clumps of leafy stems from a rhizomatous rootstock.
The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for use as a food flavouring and to treat scorpion stings.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Southeast Asia - Indonesia on the Island of Sumatra.
Habitat
Not known
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
The plant (part not specified) is used as a food flavouring[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Medicinal
The juice of the plant is used to treat the stings of scorpions[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
