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Alpinia abundiflora
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Family:
ZINGIBERACEAE
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Citation: Alpinia abundiflora Burtt & R.M. Smith, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinb. 34: 179, t. 5. 1975; Sabu, Taxonomic Phylogenetic Stud. Zingiberac. 106. 1991; Mangaly & Sabu, Rheedea 2: 41. 1992; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 473. 1994; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 705. 2002; Sabu, Zingiberaceae and Costaceae of South India 48. 2006.
Elettaria floribunda Thw., Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 319. 1861, non Alpinia floribunda Schum. 1904.
Amomum floribundum (Thw.) Trimen, Cat. 92. 1885; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 233. 1892.
Amomum involucratum sensu C.E.C. Fisch. in Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1487(1039). 1928, non (Thw.) Benth. ex Trimen 1885.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kattuelam, Vainokkielam
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Tall herbs, leafy stem 3-3.5 m high. Leaves 60-100 x 10-15 cm, oblong to broadly lanceolate, acuminate at apex, glabrous or sparsely puberulous below; ligules 1.5-1.8 cm long. Inflorescence terminal, peduncle 30-40 cm long, covered with imbricating red bracts. Bracts 10-15 x 1-2 cm; outer bracts sterile, larger; inner fertile and smaller. Flowers 4-7 per bract, 2-3 cm across. Calyx tube 1-1.5 cm long. Corolla almost equal to calyx. Labellum white, stripped with pink, c. 1 cm across, 3-lobed. Ovary 0.3-0.4 cm long, 3-lobed. Capsule triangular ovoid, 2-2.5 cm across, smooth.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-October
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
South India and Sri Lanka
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Pink, White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
1000-1700
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Localities:
Agastyarkudam, Agasthymala peak
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