Etlingera walang
(Blume) R.M.Sm.
Zingiberaceae
Achasma walang (Blume) Valeton
Alpinia walang (Blume) D.Dietr.
Amomum glaberrimum (Zoll. & Moritzi) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.
Amomum walang (Blume) Valeton
Cardamomum glaberrimum (Zoll. & Moritzi) Kuntze
Cardamomum walang (Blume) Kuntze
Donacodes walang Blume
Elettaria glaberrima Zoll. & Moritzi
Elettaria walang (Blume) Miq.
Hornstedtia walang (Blume) Koord.-Schum.
Common Name:
General Information
Etlingera walang is a perennial herb producing a clump of erect, leafy stems 1.5 - 2 metres tall from slender underground rhizomes[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
]. The flowers are produced on separate, shorter stems growing directly from the rhizomes.
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and insect repellent.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Southeast Asia - Indonesia (Java).
Habitat
Not known
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 1.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
We have no specific information for this species, but plants in this genus generally prefer a sunny position and a moist but well-drained, fertile, humus-rich soil[
974- Title
- Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants
- Publication
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- Author
- Ahmed Fayaz
- Publisher
- Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 978-1-55407-489
- Description
- A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
].
Edible Uses
The leaves are used as a condiment[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- http://proseanet.org/
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The crushed leaves have an unpleasant odour which is like that of the rice bug Leptocorisa acuta ('walang sangit'). Historically more important is the practice in western Java of burning leaves on rice fields in order to repel that pest of rice[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].
Propagation
Seed -
Division of the rhizomes[
974- Title
- Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants
- Publication
-
- Author
- Ahmed Fayaz
- Publisher
- Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 978-1-55407-489
- Description
- A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
].
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
