Kaempferia involucrata King ex Baker

 
  • Family : ZINGIBERACEAE
    (Ginger Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : HALDI FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Zingiberaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Stahlianthus involucratus (King ex Baker) Craib ex Loes.; Kaempferia hainanensis Hayata
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Curcuma involucrata (King ex Baker) Škorničk.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Herbs with subglobose tubers; Leaves petioled, oblanceolate; Flowers white, enclosed in cup-like structure formed of two bracts on a flat receptacle ; lip white with a yellow blotch in the centre.
  • Flower, Fruit : May- June
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Literature :
    • Hajra, P. K., & Verma, D. M. (1996). Flora of Sikkim Vol. 1 (Monocotyledons). Botanical Survey of India. Pg.: 131
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 180-181
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Kaempferia involucrata. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

India Distribution

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