Serial no: 638
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26
ຫວ້ານໄພ
Cassumunar ginger
Zingiber purpureum Roscoe
Plants
Herbaceous plants
Vegetables and herbs
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Local name:
Thai: Wan Fai, Bpulai
Cambodian: ponlei (ពន្លៃ)
Synonyms
:
Zingiber cliffordiae Andrews
Zingiber cassumunar Roxb.
Zingiber cassumunar var. subglabrum Thwaites
Zingiber pubisquamum Ridl.
Zingiber paucipunctatum D.Fang
Zingiber xantorrhizon Steud.
Amomum xanthorhiza Roxb. ex Steud.
Zingiber anthorrhiza Horan.
Zingiber cassumunar Roxb.
Zingiber cassumunar var. subglabrum Thwaites
Zingiber pubisquamum Ridl.
Zingiber paucipunctatum D.Fang
Zingiber xantorrhizon Steud.
Amomum xanthorhiza Roxb. ex Steud.
Zingiber anthorrhiza Horan.
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
:
Least concern
Lao official status
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N/A
Use
Use types:
Food
Medicine
Medicine
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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:
Nuttaset Manimmanakorn, Apiwan Manimmanakorn, Disaphon Boobphachart, Worrawut Thuwakum, Wiroon Laupattarakasem & Michael J Hamlin. 2017. Effect of Plai cream [Zingiber montanum (J.Koenig) Link ex A.Dietr. syn. Zingiber cassumunar Roxb.] combined with ultrasound on delayed onset muscle
soreness. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol. 16 (3), July 2017, pp. 442-447
Saowaluck Bua-in and Yingyong Paisooksantivatana. 2009. Essential Oil and Antioxidant Activity of Cassumunar Ginger (Zingiberaceae: Zingiber montanum (Koenig) Link ex Dietr.) Collected from Various Parts of Thailand. Kasetsart J. (Nat. Sci.) 43: 467 - 475 (2009)
Dymock W.; Warden C.J.H.; Hooper D. 1890. Pharmacographia Indica. Education Society's Press, Byculla; Mombai.
Bai, L., Maslin, B.R., Triboun, P., Xia, N., & Leong-Škornicˇková, J. 2020. Unravelling the identity and nomenclatural history of Zingiber montanum, and establishing Z. purpureum as the correct name for Cassumunar ginger. Taxon 68(6):1334-1349.
soreness. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol. 16 (3), July 2017, pp. 442-447
Saowaluck Bua-in and Yingyong Paisooksantivatana. 2009. Essential Oil and Antioxidant Activity of Cassumunar Ginger (Zingiberaceae: Zingiber montanum (Koenig) Link ex Dietr.) Collected from Various Parts of Thailand. Kasetsart J. (Nat. Sci.) 43: 467 - 475 (2009)
Dymock W.; Warden C.J.H.; Hooper D. 1890. Pharmacographia Indica. Education Society's Press, Byculla; Mombai.
Bai, L., Maslin, B.R., Triboun, P., Xia, N., & Leong-Škornicˇková, J. 2020. Unravelling the identity and nomenclatural history of Zingiber montanum, and establishing Z. purpureum as the correct name for Cassumunar ginger. Taxon 68(6):1334-1349.
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