Alpinia breviligulata

Alpinia breviligulata (Gagnep.) Gagnep., Fl. Indo-Chine [P.H. Lecomte et al.] 6: 88 (1908).

Alpinia breviligulata (Gagnep.) Gagnep., Photo by Dinh Quang Diep

its native range is VietNam.

Vietnamese name:

Riềng lưỡi ngắn

Uses: 

Cure abdominal pain (rhizome).

Distribution: 

Thanh Hoa, Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue. The tree grows naturally in bushes, moist plains.