1065
Boesenbergia rotunda
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Synonym |
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Curcuma
rotunda
L. |
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Family |
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Zingiberaceae |
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Flowering and fruiting period |
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June to October |
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Distribution |
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Native of China and Malesia |
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Endemic/Exotic |
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Exotic |
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Key
botanical characters: Rhizome
with multiple elements developing horizontally and vertically, c. 3 × 2 cm,
externally and internally yellow-orange; roots cylindrical, fleshy, c. 6 × 1
cm, externally and internally light orange, the lower portion near the
terminus thicker, slightly spherical; fibrous roots few. Leaves highly
variable in size, shape and colouration, adaxial surface texture rubbery;
leaf sheaths extend to the base of the stem forming a pseudostem; ligule,
petiole and lamina variable. Inflorescence terminal, 5-10 cm long, clasped
between the leaf sheaths, sometimes slightly exserted, c. 10 flowers;
peduncle to 2 cm long, white; spike oblong, to c. 6 cm long; bracts c. 10,
radially congested in two rows (one-sided), lanceolate, c. 3.5 × 0.5 cm,
finely ribbed, light green, glabrous. |
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