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Cheilocostus speciosus
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Synonym |
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Costus speciosus |
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Family |
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Costaceae |
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Local name |
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Malayalam - Channakuva |
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Flowering and
fruiting period |
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April to December |
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Distribution |
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Common in Asian
countries and neutralised in Neotropics |
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Key
botanical characters: Rhizome tuberous, 1-2 cm thick, yellowish-green
inside. Leafy shoot 2-3 m tall, branching not common. Leaves spirally
arranged on the stem, shortly petiolate, petiole 3-5 mm long, densely hairy;
lamina oblong-acuminate, lower surface densely hairy or sparsely hairy, upper
surface glabrous. Inflorescence 3-10 x 2-5 cm, more or less globose, but
lengthening with age, green or red. Bracts 1.5-3.5 x 0.7-1.5 cm,
ovate-acute, with narrow,
subapical protuberance, upto 5 mm long, glabrous or hairy along the
margin, green or red. Flower white.  |
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