Family: Zingiberaceae
Synonym: Gandasulium coronarium (J.Koenig)
Kuntze
Vernacular name: Elipoochedi,
Sugandhi, Saugandhikam
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Moist
deciduous forests, also grown as garden plant
Distribution: Widely
cultivated and naturalised in the tropics
Flowering and Fruiting: October-December
Key identification features: This
plant is a rhizomatous herb with a leafy stem. Its leaves are oblong and
acuminat. The spike contains 2 to 4 flowers. The labellum is white with a pale
yellow base, and lateral staminodes are present.
Use: Cultivated as an ornamental
plant, it also has traditional medicinal uses, including treating fevers,
asthma, and rheumatic conditions.
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