Zingiber zerumbet Sm.

 
  • Family : ZINGIBERACEAE
    (GINGER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Zingiberaceae
  • Species : Zingiber zerumbet
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm.
  • Common name : Wild Ginger, Stone ginger
  • Vernacular name : Agalu shunti, Kallu shunti (Kan.)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : July-August
  • Comments : Often cultivated in herbal gardens and households. Also naturalized. The rhizome is used as an antidote to snake bites.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Nayagarh district, Cuttack district, Ganjam district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Malay Peninsula
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
  • 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=Zingiber zerumbet. Downloaded on 1 July 2024.

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