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Alpinia fax
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Family:
ZINGIBERACEAE
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Citation: Alpinia fax Burtt & R.M. Smith, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinb. 34: 177. 1975 & in Dassanayake & Fosberg, Rev. Handb. Fl. Ceylon 4: 514. 1983; Prasanthkumar et al., Rheedea 12: 179. 2002; Sabu, Zingiberaceae and Costaceae of South India 52. 2006.
Elettaria involucrata Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 319. 1864, non Alpinia involucrata Griff., Notul. Pl. Asiat. 3: 422. 1851.
Amomum involucratum (Thw.) Trimen, Cat. 92. 1885 & Handb., Fl. Ceylon 44: 1898, excl. descr.; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 233. 1892; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 445. 1998.
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Description:
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-May
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
South India and Sri Lanka
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Muddalakottithode
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