Amomum subulatum Roxb.

 
  • Family : ZINGIBERACEAE
    (Ginger Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : HALDI FAMILY (हल्दी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Zingiberaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cardamomum subulatum (Roxb.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Amomum subulatum Roxb.
  • Common name : Black Cardamom, Hill cardamom, Bengal cardamom, Greater cardamom, Indian cardamom, Nepal cardamom, Winged cardamom, Brown cardamom
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bari ilaichi (Hindi)
    • Bari aleh (Kashmiri)
    • Alaichi, Thulo sukumel (Nepali)
    • Bari elaichi (Urdu)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Cool forest areas near mountain streams and damp forest floor; 300 - 2000 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : In the traditional medicine of India, decoction of Amomum subulatum rhizomes is used in the therapy of jaundice
  • Key identification features : Rhizomatous or stoloniferous herbs; Leaves oblong- lanceolate, glabrous; Flowers in clavate spikes; bracts pinkish or dark brown with horny cups at tips; corolla tube white, lobes yellow; Capsules ellipsoid, rosy-pink or reddish-brown.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 235
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 170-171
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Amomum subulatum. Downloaded on 6 October 2024.

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