Phakhaolao Species Database

Serial no: 642

Status: Basic

Last update: 2024-10-26

ມານຂ່າ
Smaller Banana Flower Galangal
Alpinia roxburghii Sweet

Plants

Herbaceous plants

Vegetables and herbs

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Local name:

Vietnamese: họ Gừng

Synonyms :

Alpinia blepharocalyx K.Schum.
Alpinia blepharocalyx var. glabrior (Hand.-Mazz.) T.L.Wu
Alpinia bracteata Roxb.
Languas blepharocalyx (K.Schum.) Hand.-Mazz.
Languas blepharocalyx var. glabrior Hand.-Mazz.

Family:

Zingiberaceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology

Global distribution:

N/A

Distribution in Laos :

Landscape units :

Endemism in Laos:

N/A

Invasiveness :

N/A

IUCN status :

Least concern

Lao official status :

N/A

Use

Use types:

Food
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

Photo credits:

References:

Flora of China Editorial Committee. 2000. Flora of China (Flagellariaceae through Marantaceae). 24: 1–431. In C. Y. Wu, P. H. Raven & D. Y. Hong (eds.) Fl. China. Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Beijing & St. Louis.
Xiaobao Denga, Wen Dengb, Alice Catherine Hughesc, Dharmalingam Mohandass.2015. Diverse nectar robbers on Alpinia roxburghii Sweet (Zingiberaceae). Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 8 (2015) 238-241
Deng X., Mohandass D., Katabuchi M., Hughes A.C., Roubik D.W.Impact of Striped-Squirrel Nectar-Robbing Behaviour on Gender Fitness in Alpinia roxburghii Sweet (Zingiberaceae). PLoS One. 2015 Dec 21;10(12):e0144585. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144585. eCollection 2015.

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ມານຂ່າ Smaller Banana Flower Galangal Alpinia roxburghii Sweet