1075
Curcuma haritha
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Family |
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Zingiberaceae
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Flowering and fruiting period |
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April-May |
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Distribution |
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Native of South America |
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Distribution in Kerala |
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Known only from Kerala |
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Habitat |
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Grown as garden plant |
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Endemic/Exotic |
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Exotic |
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Uses |
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Used as ornamentals |
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Key botanical
characters: Rhizome 4-5
x 3.5-4 cm, yellowish-grey inside, non-aromatic. Leafy shoots 70-100 cm tall.
Lamina 20-40 cm long, elliptic, acuminate, pubescent beneath. Inflorescence lateral,
15-18 cm long, appearing before the leaves. Coma bracts
bright pink. Fertile bract 5-5.5 x 5 cm, broadly ovate, tip rounded, lower
bracts green, upper green with pink tips. Flowers 4.5-5 cm long, almost equal
to or slightly smaller than the bracts, 3-4 in each bract. |
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