Curcuma scaposa – eFlora of India

March 10, 2011
Curcuma

Curcuma scaposa (Nimmo) Škorničk. & M.Sabu, Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 100: 524 2007. (Syn: Curcuma scaposa (Nimmo) Skornick. & M. Sabu; Hedychium scaposum Nimmo; Kaempferia scaposa (Nimmo) Benth.; Monolophus scaposus (Nimmo) Dalzell);

kamp-FER-ee-a — named for Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and botanist

ska-POH-suh — having many scapes (leafless flower stalks)

commonly known as: scaped ginger • Marathi: चोहोळा chohola

Endemic to: Western Ghats (Maharashtra, Goa and adjacent area)

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Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: August 1 to 14, 2014 : Zingiberaceae : Kaempferia scaposa : Lonavala : 140814 : AK-28 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1).

Seen in Lonavala.

Kaempferia scaposa—for sharing : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)

Pictures taken at Aambyvalley Rd., Lonavala, Pune in Oct.16

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Curcuma scaposa (Nimmo) Škorničk. & M.Sabu : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)

Posting after a long time.

Kaempferia scaposa (Nimmo) Benth. synonym of Curcuma scaposa (Nimmo) Škorničk. & M.Sabu

This endemic Zingiber is currently flowering @ Amby Valley, Lonavala.

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Tamhini ghat near Pune, MH :: Curcuma scaposa :: ARK2019-85 : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4)

This was seen by the roadside near Tamhini ghat near Pune, MH in Aug 2019.

Hope this is Curcuma scaposa.

the inflorescence looks similar to Dr Sabu’s site picture

https://www.gingersofindia.com/genera-and-species/12-gingers/40-kaempferia-l.html

though in your pic we do not see the flower in its prime, cant see the face and the leaves are comparable to those on flickr photos

https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=curcuma%20scaposa

though I must say your leaf//whole plant pic the first one shows much clarity of leaf …

good case. support your id of Curcuma scaposa

I have tried to correct the orientation of the 2nd pic in a different way, it has worked it seems.

Good it worked !

ok

16th of September, 2010- Lonavala, Maharashtra;

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References:

The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP e-monocot Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal

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