Zingiber capitatum Roxb.

 
  • Family : ZINGIBERACEAE
    (Ginger Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : HALDI FAMILY (हल्दी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Zingiberaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Dymczewiczia capitata (Roxb.) Horan.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Zingiber capitatum Roxb.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Machi kanda (Oria)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Aromatic herb. Occasional in forests and open grasslands
  • Key identification features : Rhizomatous, aromatic herbs; Leaves linear, pubescent beneath; Spikes terminal, leafless, short peduncles; Flowers yellow; Capsules oblong; Seeds bright brown.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-October
  • Collector(s) Name : H.O.Saxena, M.Brahmam
  • Collection Date : 28/10/1990
  • Collection Nos : RRL 6784
  • Collection Locality : Manaskonda, Odisha
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Malkangiri district, Bargarh district, Koraput district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : India
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 181
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Zingiber capitatum. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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