Zingiber rubens Roxb.

 
  • Family : ZINGIBERACEAE
    (Ginger Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : HALDI FAMILY (हल्दी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Zingiberaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Zingiber rubens Roxb.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Gaigaruda, Bankachika, Ban ada (Oria)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Common in forests in moist places
  • Key identification features : Rhizomatous herbs; Leaves oblong-Ianceolate, puberulous along midrib beneath; Spikes globose, radical, arising from the tubers; bracts red; Flowers yellowish or reddish-yellow with deep red-purple streaks; Capsules ellipsoid, red.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-November
  • Collector(s) Name : M.Brahmam, N.K.Dhal; H.O.Saxena, M.Brahamam
  • Collection Date : 26-11-1991, 25-10-1975
  • Collection Nos : RRL 7485, 1894
  • Collection Locality : Phurlijharan, Odisha; Udaigiri, Odisha
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Throughout Odisha
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Lohit
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : India
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • 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.: 182
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Zingiber rubens. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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