Curcuma amada Roxb.

 
  • Family : ZINGIBERACEAE
    (Ginger Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : HALDI FAMILY (हल्दी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Zingiberaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Curcuma amada var. glabra Velay., Unnikr., Asha & Maya
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Curcuma amada Roxb.
  • Common name : Mango Ginger
  • Vernacular name :
    • Aami-haldi (Hindi)
    • Mavu shunti, Mavina shunti (Kannada)
    • Aamrardrakam, Karpuraharidra (Sanskrit)
    • Anada (Oria)
    • Mamidallam (Telugu)
    • Mangainchi, Mannayinchi (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical semi-evergreen forests, Scrub jungle, wasteland, also cultivated
  • Comments / notes : Rhizome is used as a condiment and also used for making dye; Cultivated in South India
  • Key identification features : Rhizomatous herbs, rhizome yellow; Leaves oblong or oblanceolate, puberulous above, glabrous beneath; Flowers on terminal leafy shoots; plume bract pinkish; flowering bracts whitish; corolla tubular; lip cream coloured with deep yellow center.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-November
  • Collector(s) Name : H.O.Saxena
  • Collection Date : 17-09-1977, 04-11-1973, 14-09-1977
  • Collection Nos : 2907, 1294, 2826
  • Collection Locality : Rambha, near Bhanjanagar, Odisha; Udaigiri; Gazalbadi
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district, Thane district, Palghar district, Raigad district, Ratnagiri district, Sindhudurg district
    • Odisha : Throughout Odisha
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
  • Native : Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 171-172
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Curcuma amada. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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