Serial no: 1703
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26

ເອື້ອງນາ
Crape ginger

Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) S.R.Dutta


Plants
Herbaceous plants
Vegetables and herbs

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Local name:
Lao: ເອື້ອງດອກຂາວ, ເອື້ອງນາ Thai: ເອື້ອງໝາຍນາ Eng: Crape ginger, Malay ginger, Spiral Flag, Wild ginger

Synonyms :
Amomum arboreum Lour.
Amomum hirsutum Lam.
Banksea speciosa J.Koenig
Cardamomum arboreum (Lour.) Kuntze
Costus angustifolius Ker Gawl.
Costus argyrophyllus Wall.
Costus crispiflorus Stokes
Costus foeniculaceus Noronha
Costus formosanus Nakai
Costus formosanus (Nakai) S.S. Ying
Costus glaber (K.Schum.) Merr.
Costus glabratus Rchb.
Costus hirsutus Blume
Costus lamingtonii F.M.Bailey
Costus loureiroi Horan.
Costus nipalensis Roscoe
Costus potierae F.Muell.
Costus sericeus Blume
Costus speciosus (J.Koenig) Sm.
Costus speciosus var. angustifolius Ker Gawl.
Costus speciosus var. argyrophyllus Wall. ex Baker
Costus speciosus var. dilnavaziae M.R.Almeida & S.M.Almeida
Costus speciosus var. formosanus (Nakai) S.S.Ying
Costus speciosus var. glaber K.Schum.
Costus speciosus var. hirsutus (Blume) K.Schum.

Family:
Costaceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology
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Distribution in Laos :

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Endemism in Laos:
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IUCN status :
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Lao official status :
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Use
Use types:
Food
Medicine
Ornamental

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Domestication:
N/A

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Value chains:
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Nutrition
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Comments on nutritional values:
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Nutrient /100g Remark
Proteins N/A N/A
Carbohydrates N/A N/A
Fats N/A N/A
Vitamins N/A N/A
Minerals N/A N/A
Fibers N/A N/A

References
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References:
Medthai. 2017. ເອື້ອງໝາຍນາ ສັບພະຄຸນ ແລະ ປະໂຫຍດຂອງເອື້ອງໝາຍນາ 39 ຂໍ້.
ໂຊຕິອະນັນ ແລະ ຄະນະ. 2007. ຮັກສາພະຍາດດ້ວຍສະໝຸນໄພໃກ້ໂຕ. The knowledge Center. Thailand. Pages 440-442. ISBN 978-974-8371-95-5.
Animesh Bose and N.D. P. 2015. Seed and Seedling Morphology in Cheilocostus speciosus (Costaceae). Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkala. India. Pages 109-113.
Abinaya Balasubramanian, Manish Bhattacharjee, Meenakumari Sakthivel. 2018. Isolation, purification and characterization of proteinaceous fungal α-amylase inhibitor from rhizome of Cheilocostus speciosus (J.Koenig) C.D.Specht. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. Pages 39-51.

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