1059
Amomum ghaticum
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Family |
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Zingiberaceae |
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Flowering
and fruiting period |
: |
March
toJune |
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Distribution |
: |
India |
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Endemic/Exotic |
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Endemic
to Western Ghats |
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Key botanical
characters: Rhizome creeping. Leafy shoots up to 4.5 m high. Leaves shortly petiolate; lamina 50-60 x 10-12 cm, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate,
upper surface glabrous, lower surface pubescent; ligule c. 1 cm long,
entire, coriaceous, pubescent. Inflorescence upto 10 cm long,
oblong-cylindrical. Bracts c. 2
x 1 cm, obovate, acute, pink, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, margin shortly
ciliate towards the apex. Flower
yellow. Capsule globular, 2.5-3 x
2-2.5 cm, densely echinate, reddish. |
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