Alpinia malaccensis (Burm.f.) Roscoe

 
  • Family : ZINGIBERACEAE
    (Ginger Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : HALDI FAMILY (हल्दी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Zingiberaceae
  • Basionym : Maranta malaccensis Burm.f.
  • Synonym(s) : Buekia malaccensis (Burm.f.) Raeusch.; Catimbium malaccense (Burm.f.) Holttum; Languas malaccensis (Burm.f.) Merr.; Alpinia nutans var. sericea Baker
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Alpinia malaccensis (Burm.f.) Roscoe
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Along stream banks; Tropical evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Rare. Damp forests, close to streams
  • Key identification features : Stout herbs; Leaves oblong or oblong- lanceolate, villous; Flowers in densely pubescent, terminal raceme; corolla white with red or reddish and yellow centered lip; Capsules globose, hairy, orange-red.
  • Flower, Fruit : January-October
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : West Godavari district, Srikakulam district
    • Karnataka : Hassan district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Shivamogga district, Dakshina Kannada district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Kottayam district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Odisha : Puri district, Kandhamal district, Mayurbhanj district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar, Tibet, Vietnam
  • 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
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 1988- Studies on Zingiberaceae of Karnataka
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • 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 malaccensis. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

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