Etlingera elatior
Etlingera elatior | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Zingiberales |
Family: | Zingiberaceae |
Genus: | Etlingera |
Species: | E. elatior
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Binomial name | |
Etlingera elatior (Jack)
R.M.Sm. | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Etlingera elatior (also known as torch ginger, among
The showy pink flowers are used in decorative arrangements, and are an important ingredient across Southeast Asia.
Names
E. elatior is also known as "torch ginger", "ginger flower", "red ginger lily", "torchflower", "torch lily", "wild ginger", Sundanese: honjé, combrang,[what language is this?] Indonesian: kecombrang, Cekala (Sumatra),[what language is this?] bunga kantan,[what language is this?] "Philippine wax flower", ගොඩ ඕලු (goda olu),[what language is this?] ගොඩ නෙලුම් (goda nelum),[what language is this?] සිද්ධාර්ථ (siddartha),[what language is this?] Chinese: 火炬姜 (pinyin: Huǒjù jiāng), "Indonesian tall ginger", Spanish: boca de dragón, French: rose de porcelaine, dala (ดาหลา),[what language is this?] and "porcelain rose".[2]
Description
The species grows as a
Flower
The flower bud appears from the shoot after 30 days, it swells gradually and turns pink before blooming after more than 50 days. The inflorescence is made of 20-25 layers of floral bracts and 3-4 layers of involuntary bracts at full bloom; it may have 90-120 true flowers inside.[3]
Chemistry
From the leaves of E. elatior, three
A protocol for producing a standardized herbal extract of CGA from leaves of E. elatior (40%) has been developed, compared to commercial CGA extracts from honeysuckle flowers (25%).[5]
Use
In North Sumatra (especially among the Karo people), the flower buds are used for a stewed fish dish called Arsik ikan mas (Andaliman/Sichuan pepper-spiced carp).[citation needed] In Bali, people use the white part of the bottom part of the trunk for cooking chilli sauce called "Sambal Bongkot", and use the flower buds to make chilli sauce called "Sambal Kecicang".
In Thailand, it is eaten in a kind of
In
Gallery
Similar species
- Alpinia galanga[11]
- Curcuma longa[12]
- Etlingera fulgens[11]
- Etlingera maingayi[11]
- Kaempferia galanga[11],[12]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-88192-422-0.
- ^ a b c "Etlingera elatior L." Plant of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ a b Choon, S.Y.; Ding, P. (2016). "Growth Stages of Torch Ginger (Etlingera elatior) Plant". Sains Malaysiana. 45 (4): 507–515. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ Vanzile, Jon (29 September 2022). Jessica, Wrubel (ed.). "How to Grow Torch Ginger". The Spruce. Dotdash Meredith. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ a b Chan, E.W.C. (2009). “Bioactivities and chemical constituents of leaves of some Etlingera species (Zingiberaceae) in Peninsular Malaysia”. Ph.D. thesis, Monash University, 305 p., http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/149589 Archived 2012-12-03 at archive.today
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- ^ "'ดาหลา' มาหาความอร่อย". คมชัดลึกออนไลน์ (in Thai). 2015-08-16. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Family Recipe for Asam Laksa". Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- OCLC 1132374857.
- ^ "Etlingera elatior (torch ginger)". cabi.org. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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