Amomum dealbatum Roxb.

 
  • Family : ZINGIBERACEAE
    (Ginger Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : HALDI FAMILY (हल्दी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Zingiberaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cardamomum maximum (Roxb.) Kuntze; Amomum garoense S.Tripathi & V.Prakash; Amomum microstephanum Baker; Amomum pterocarpum Thwaites; Cardamomum dealbatum (Roxb.) Kuntze; Cardamomum pterocarpum (Thwaites) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Amomum maximum Roxb.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Damp shady forests
  • Key identification features : Erect, rhizomatous herbs; Leaves oblong, brown pubescent beneath; Flowers in subglobose, broad spikes, yellowish-white; Capsules oblong or subglobose.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-September
  • Collector(s) Name : H.O.Saxena, M.Brahmam
  • Collection Date : 24/04/1976
  • Collection Nos : RRL 2309
  • Collection Locality : Berbera forest, Odisha
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Puri district, Angul district, Dhenkanal district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 170
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Amomum dealbatum. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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