Family: Zingiberaceae
Synonym: No synonym
Vernacular name
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Habit: Herb
Habitat: Semi-evergreen
forests
Distribution: South
India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar
Flowering and Fruiting: March-April
Key identification features :
Rhizomatous herbs with conical yellow rhizomes and ovate-fusiform root tubers.
Distichous ovate-elliptic leaves. The inflorescence lacks a distinct coma, and
fertile bracts are lanceolate with pink margins. Flowers have a funnel-shaped
light yellow corolla tube, and a white labellum with deeply split lobes.
Use: Its rhizomes are used for flavoring, coloring, cosmetics, perfumes,
and in aromatherapy.
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