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Zingiber officinale Roscoe
Synonym
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Amomum
zingiber L.
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Family
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zingiberaceae
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Local name
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English- Spice Ginger
Malayalam- Chukku, Erukizhangu, Inchi
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Flowering
and fruiting period
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September-December
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Distribution
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Cultivated in
Tropical countries
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Distribution
in kerala
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All Districts
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Habitat
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Widely
cultivated
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Endemic
/Exotic
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Endemic to Southeast Asia
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Uses
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Ginger has been used for
stomach upset, motion sickness, nausea,
and vomiting. Rich in Vitamin B6
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Key botanical characters:
Rhizomatous herbs; rhizome thick, dull yellow. Leafy stem to 60 cm high.
Leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminate. Peduncles to 30 cm long, erect; spike 3-5
x 3 cm, obovoid; bracts 2.5 x 2 cm, obovate, green. Flowers few; calyx long;
corolla white, tube small; labellum 3 x 2.5 cm, white, obovate.
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