Biodiversity Research Centre

Mizoram University (Tanhril) Aizawl, P.O Box No. 190

Species Detail

Specimen Name Amomum dealbatum
Category Name Wild Edible Vegetables
Local Name Aidu
Flowering Period March-May White and yellow flowers
Habit "unbranched perennial herb <3 m. tall"
Locality Aizawl
Altitude 600-800 m.
Distribution Northeast India
Distribution in Mizoram "Mizoram all districts"
Ecological Status Geophyte, lowland deciduous and evergreen forest and in montane evergreen forest, sometimes on limes
Taxonomic Status Zingiberaceae
IUCN Data Deficient
Socio Economic Uses fruits and young shoots eaten as vegetables, seeds are used as a cardamom substitute, fruits are eat
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