Alpinia bracteata Roxb.

 
  • Family : ZINGIBERACEAE
    (Ginger Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : HALDI FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Zingiberaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Alpinia blepharocalyx K.Schum.; Alpinia blepharocalyx var. glabrior (Hand.-Mazz.) T.L.Wu; Languas blepharocalyx (K.Schum.) Hand.-Mazz.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Alpinia roxburghii Sweet
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Herbs; Leaves oblong-Ianceolate, villous beneath; Brancheoles pale green; Flowers with white lip with variegated red and yellow centre; Capsules globose.
  • Flower, Fruit : May- October
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Lohit
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Hajra, P. K., & Verma, D. M. (1996). Flora of Sikkim Vol. 1 (Monocotyledons). Botanical Survey of India. Pg.: 120-121
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 169
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Alpinia bracteata. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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