Leaves and young shoots - raw, cooked or used as a flavouring [Cornucopia II S, Facciola. Kampong Publications, California.1998] A commercially cultivated vegetable. One of the main and most popular greens in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. A nutritious plant that is higher in protein than mushrooms, it contains calcium, vitamin C, beta-carotene, iron and other vitamins and minerals.

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Uses in traditional medicine. In the Kayagana language area of the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea, Rungia klossii and Zingiber officinale are the two species that are routinely added to various medicinal preparations.

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Asia-Tropical, Papuasia, New Guinea