Hitchenia careyana Benth. & Hook.f.

 
  • Family : ZINGIBERACEAE
    (Ginger Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : HALDI FAMILY (हल्दी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Zingiberaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Curcuma careyana Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Larsenianthus careyanus (Benth. & Hook.f.) W.J.Kress & Mood
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Leaves glabrous or puberulous along nerve beneath; Spikes terminal on leafy stems, cone like; bracts white; Flowers white or pinkish; lip yellowish at base; Capsules oblong.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-November
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar
  • Literature :
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 180
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hitchenia careyana. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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