Zingiber officinale Roscoe

 
  • Family : ZINGIBERACEAE
    (GINGER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Zingiberaceae
  • Species : Zingiber officinale
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Zingiber officinale Roscoe
  • Common name : Ginger plant
  • Vernacular name : Adrak (Hin.); Shunti (Kan.); Allamu, Ardrakamu (Tel.); Ada (Ori.)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : November onwards
  • Comments : Commonly cultivated for its rhizomes.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Cultivated in tropics
  • 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 officinale. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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