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Hedychium coronarium
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Synonym |
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Amomum filiforme Hunter ex Ridl. |
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Family |
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Zingiberaceae |
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Local name |
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Malayalam- Sugandhi, Kalyana
Sowgandhikam |
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Flowering and fruiting period |
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Throughout the year |
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Distribution |
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India,
Malaysia (Widely grown as ornamental in tropical countries) |
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Endemic/exotic |
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Exotic |
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Uses |
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Ornamental and
medicinal. |
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Key botanical
characters: Rhizome 2-3 cm thick, yellow inside. Leafy shoots erect, covered by leaf
sheaths, 2-3 m high. Leaves sessile, lamina 30-60 × 6-10 cm,
oblong-lanceolate, lower surface pubescent, upper glabrous and dark green;
ligule 2-3 cm, membranous, brown. Inflorescence terminal, solitary erect,
15-20 cm long, dense flowered, more or less elliptic. Bracts oblong green,
glabrous. Flowers 5-6 in each bract, large, white, fragrant. |
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