Alpinia calcarata Roscoe

 
  • Family : ZINGIBERACEAE
    (GINGER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Zingiberaceae
  • Species : Alpinia calcarata
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Alpinia calcarata (Haw.) Roscoe
  • Vernacular name : Perarathai (Tam.); Toroni (Ori.)
  • Collection Nos : RRLB 7716
  • Collector(s) Name : H.O. Saxena
  • Collection Date : 24/03/92
  • Collection Locality : A.M. Garden, RRL, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : December-June
  • Comments : Often cultivated on hills.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bhubaneswar (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Malay Peninsula, China; Widely cultivated.
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Alpinia calcarata. Downloaded on 1 July 2024.

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