Zingiber montanum (J.Koenig) Link ex A.Dietr., Sp. Pl. 1: 52 1831 (syn: Amomum cassumunar (Roxb.) Donn; Amomum montanum J.Koenig; Amomum xanthorhiza Roxb. ex Steud.; Cassumunar roxburghii Colla; Jaegera montana (J.Koenig) Giseke; Zingiber anthorrhiza Horan.; Zingiber cassumunar Roxb.; Zingiber cassumunar var. palamauense Haines; Zingiber cassumunar var. subglabrum Thwaites; Zingiber cliffordiae Andrews; Zingiber luridum Salisb.; Zingiber montanum (J. König ex Retz.) Theilade; Zingiber purpureum Roscoe; Zingiber purpureum var. palamauense (Haines) K.K.Khanna; Zingiber xantorrhizon Steud.);
Rhizome thick, 1-2 cm, perennial, fleshy, horizontal, aromatic, yellow inside. Leafy shoots 1-1.5 m high. Leaves subsessile; ligule very short, 2 mm long, bilobed, pubescent; lamina 20-40 x 3-4 cm, linear-lanceolate, tip acute, base slightly rounded, upper glabrous, lower surface pubescent. Inflorescence borne separately from the leafy shoot; peduncle 10-25 cm long, clothed with pubescent sheaths; spike c. 6-8 x 4 cm, ovate, deep red. Bracts 3-3.5 x 3-3.6 cm, broadly ovate, subacute with a narrow membranous margin, purplish-brown, pubescent. Bracteole 2-2.5 x 1.2-1.5 cm, obtuse, 3-toothed. Calyx c. 1.5 cm long, truncate, white, membranous, unilaterally split, glabrous. Corolla tube 2.3-2.5 cm long, pale yellow; lobes lanceolate, pale yellow; dorsal lobe 3.2 x 1.5 cm, cymbiform; lateral lobes 2.5 x 1 cm, linear-lanceolate, reflexed. Labellum 3-lobed, c. 2.5 cm wide, yellowish-white, suborbicular, apex emarginate with crisped margins. Lateral lobes c. 8 x 5 mm, obliquely obovate, erect. Filament short; anther-thecae c. 1 cm; crest longer than the thecae. Style long, filiform, stigma obconic, margin ciliate. Epigynous glands linear, free from each other. Ovary 3-4 mm long, pubescent. Capsule c. 1.5 cm in diameter, ovoid. Seeds very small, purple. Flowering and fruiting: April-May
Along stream in evergreen forests
India. Cultivated in Tropical Asia
Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi)
Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: August 1 to 14, 2014 : Zingiber montanum : Zingiberaceae : MNP,Mumbai : 110814 : AK-8 : 6 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (4).
Sharing pictures of Zingiber montanum.
Seen at Maharashtra Nature Park, Mumbai in August,2012.
Common name Cassumunar Ginger.
Very beautiful upload …
Thanks … I think this is a new addition to database. Correct me if wrong.
Yes …, you are right
Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight: Zingiberaceae: Zingiber montanum : 3 posts by 3 authors.
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Please meet with Z. montanum
Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight::Cobra Lily : MN06 : 4 posts by 4 authors.
Kindly ID Place : Tansa Dam Date : 15.08.2014 Height of plant : 5 feet
I don’t think this is Cobra Lily.
This should be Zingiber montanum.
References: The Plant List Ver.1.1 WCSP GRIN MPBd India Biodiversity Portal Wikipedia |