Serial no: 2080
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26
ຂີງຂັນໝາກເບັນ
Mak Beng Ginger
Zingiber kerrii Craib
Plants
Herbaceous plants
Vegetables and herbs
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Local name:
Thai: ขิงดา ( Thai: ขิงดา)
Synonyms
:
Zingiber menghaiense S.Q.Tong
Zingiber stipitatum S.Q.Tong
Zingiber stipitatum S.Q.Tong
Family:
Zingiberaceae
Close relatives:
Description:
Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A
Distribution in Laos
:
Landscape units
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Endemism in Laos:
N/A
Invasiveness
:
N/A
IUCN status
:
Least concern
Lao official status
:
N/A
Use
Use types:
Food
Comments on use types:
This species is used as a vegetable by Khmu people, who harvest the plants from the forest. Young inflorescences and young shoots are boiled or steamed, or fried with chili and dried fish.
Domestication:
N/A
Seasonal availability:
Management:
N/A
Value chains:
N/A
Nutrition
Nutritional values:
Comments on nutritional values:
N/A
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:
Bai, L., Leong-Škornicková, J. and Xia, N.H. 2015. Taxonomic studies on Zingiber (Zingiberaceae) in China I: Zingiber kerrii and the synonymy of Z. menghaiense and Z. stipitatum. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 67(1): 129–214.
Souvannakhoummane, K., Leong-Škorničková, J. & Tran, H.D. 2019. Zingiber kerrii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T117459373A124284792. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T117459373A124284792.en. Downloaded on 09 July 2020.
Souvannakhoummane, K. and Leong-Škornicková, J. 2017. Eight new records of Zingiber Mill. (Zingiberaceae) for the flora of Lao P.D.R. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 75(1): 3–18. DOI: 10.1017/S0960428617000312.
Thongam, B., Sarangthem, N. and Konsam, B. 2013. Zingiber kerrii (Zingiberaceae): a new record for India from Manipur. Taiwania 58(4): 291–294.
Triboun, P., Larsen, K. and Chantaranothai, P. 2014. A key to the genus Zingiber (Zingiberaceae) in Thailand with descriptions of 10 new taxa. Thai Journal of Botany 6(4): 53-77.
Souvannakhoummane, K., Leong-Škorničková, J. & Tran, H.D. 2019. Zingiber kerrii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T117459373A124284792. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T117459373A124284792.en. Downloaded on 09 July 2020.
Souvannakhoummane, K. and Leong-Škornicková, J. 2017. Eight new records of Zingiber Mill. (Zingiberaceae) for the flora of Lao P.D.R. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 75(1): 3–18. DOI: 10.1017/S0960428617000312.
Thongam, B., Sarangthem, N. and Konsam, B. 2013. Zingiber kerrii (Zingiberaceae): a new record for India from Manipur. Taiwania 58(4): 291–294.
Triboun, P., Larsen, K. and Chantaranothai, P. 2014. A key to the genus Zingiber (Zingiberaceae) in Thailand with descriptions of 10 new taxa. Thai Journal of Botany 6(4): 53-77.
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