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Zingiber wightianum
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Family:
ZINGIBERACEAE
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Citation: Zingiber wightianum Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 315. 1861; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 244. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1489(1040). 1928; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 287. 1982; Sabu, Taxonomic Phylogenetic Stud. Zingiberac. 311. 1991; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 463. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 347. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 711. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 500. 2005; Sabu, Zingiberaceae and Costaceae of South India 245. 2006.
Zingiber squarrosum Wight, Ic. t. 2004. 1853, non Roxb. 1832.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Malayinchi
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Herbs, rhizomes thick, fleshy. Leafy shoot to 1.3 m high. Leaves 15- 30 X 5-6 cm, lower surface pubescent, upper surface glabrous, almost sessile, ligule bifid, membranous. Infloresecence produced separately on leafless short stock, peduncle 4-8 cm long; bracts greenish red pubescent; bracteoles shorter than bracts. Calyx 3- toothed, unilaterally split, sparsely pubescent. Corolla tube yellowish , 2.5 cm long, pubescent, lobes almost equal. Labellum yellow- orange, prominently marked with purple streaks. Staminodes acute. Stamens shorter than lip, almost sessile. Ovary trilocular.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-October
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District(s):
Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Wayanad, Kannur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Peninsular 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):
Yellow, White, Red
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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:
900-1200
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Localities:
Peechi, Vengoli, Ranni, Athirumala
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