Serial no: 2130
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26
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Pure White Fingerroot Ginger
Boesenbergia alba (K.Larsen & R.M.Sm.) Mood & L.M.Prince
Plants
Herbaceous plants
Vegetables and herbs
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Local name:
Thai: เปราะภูดอกขาว
Synonyms
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Caulokaempferia alba K.Larsen & R.M.Sm.
Jirawongsea alba (K.Larsen & R.M.Sm.) Picheans.
Jirawongsea alba (K.Larsen & R.M.Sm.) Picheans.
Family:
Zingiberaceae
Close relatives:
Description:
Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A
Distribution in Laos
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Landscape units
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Endemism in Laos:
N/A
Invasiveness
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N/A
IUCN status
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N/A
Lao official status
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N/A
Use
Use types:
Food
Ornamental
Ornamental
Comments on use types:
Domestication:
N/A
Seasonal availability:
Management:
N/A
Value chains:
N/A
Nutrition
Nutritional values:
Comments on nutritional values:
N/A
Nutrient | /100g | Remark |
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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
Photo credits:
References:
Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
Mood, J.D., Veldkamp, J.F., Dey, S. & Prince, L.M. (2014b). Nomenclatural changes in Zingiberaceae: Caulokaempferia is a superfluous name for Monolophus and Jirawongsea is reduced to Boesenbergia. Gard. Bull. Singapore 66(2): 215–23
Sirirugsa, P. (1987). Three new species and one new combination in Boesenbergia (Zingiberaceae) from Thailand. Nordic J. Bot. 7: 421-425.
Picheansoonthon, C., Chaiyoot, A. & Sukrong, S. (2008). Jirawongsea, a new genus of the family Zingiberaceae. Folia Malaysiana 9: 1–16.
Mood, J.D., Veldkamp, J.F., Dey, S. & Prince, L.M. (2014b). Nomenclatural changes in Zingiberaceae: Caulokaempferia is a superfluous name for Monolophus and Jirawongsea is reduced to Boesenbergia. Gard. Bull. Singapore 66(2): 215–23
Sirirugsa, P. (1987). Three new species and one new combination in Boesenbergia (Zingiberaceae) from Thailand. Nordic J. Bot. 7: 421-425.
Picheansoonthon, C., Chaiyoot, A. & Sukrong, S. (2008). Jirawongsea, a new genus of the family Zingiberaceae. Folia Malaysiana 9: 1–16.
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