Category: Zingiber

Zingiber ottensii Valeton, Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg II, 27: 136 1918.; . S. Myanmar to W. Malesia: Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera; Introduced into: Laos, Thailand as per POWO; . Common name: Malaysian Ginger . Zingiber ottensii Valeton submission: 7 images. Here’s one new Zingiber species addition to site. Zingiber ottensii Valeton Ottens Ginger/ Malay Ginger Family – Zingiberaceae […]

Zingiber parishii Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 99: t. 6019 1873.; . Indo-China: Laos, Myanmar, Thailand as per POWO; . Zingiber parishii Hook.f. (Zingiberaceae) for validation: 4 images. I am attaching herewith a few images for validation. This is identified as Zingiber parishii Hook.f. and the images were shot by Dr. M.C. Naik from Andaman Islands from interior forest floor. Yes. […]

Zingiber anamalayanum Sujanapal & Sasidh., Nordic J. Bot. 28: 289 2010.; . SW. India as per POWO; . Flowering and fruiting: May-November Grasslands Endemic to Southern Western Ghats (Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi as per India Biodiversity Portal) . Zingiber neesanum (J.Graham) Ramamoorthy submission AS11 July21: Please […]

Zingiberaceae plant for Id : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Please identify this Zingiberaceae plant from Pelhar Dam, Maharashtra, Aug -15. Is it Elettaria cardammum? Thanks, … But does not match with images of Elettaria cardamomum Do you have other images ? If so pl. post. Definitely a Zingiber sp. What are the species listed in Maharashra? Slightly matching to Zingiber chrysanthum Roscoe but a […]

Zingiber neotruncatum T.L.Wu, K.Larsen & Turland var. ramsawmii Lalramngh., M.Sawmliana, T.Jayakr. & M.Sabu,, J. Jpn. Bot. 96(6): 321–325 (2021); . Assam (Mizoram) as per POWO; . Common name: Red Narrow-Pinecone Ginger . MS July, 2016/01 Zingiberaceae for ID : 9 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Location : Tamdil, Mizoram Date : 06/07/2016 Habit : Herb […]

Zingiber kangleipakense Kishor & Skornick., Gard. Bull. Singapore 65: 40 (2013); . Assam (Manipur) as per POWO; . Common name: Kangleipak Ginger • Manipuri: ꯅꯝꯔꯥ Namra • Mizo: Ai-chhia . MSJune,2015/03 Zingiberaceae : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Location : Tleu, Mizoram Date : 25/06/2015 Habit : Herb Habitat : Wild Is it Zingiber roseum ?? […]

Zingiber mizoramense Ram.Kumar, Sushil K.Singh & S.Sharma, Phytotaxa 233(1):80-84 · October 2015 as per POWO and IPNI; . Assam (Mizoram) as per POWO; . Common name:Mizoram Ginger • Mizo: Ai-chhia . MS Nov.,2017/06 Zingiber sp. for ID : 9 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Location : Buarpui, Lunglei District, Mizoram Date : 09-08-2017 Habit : Herb […]

Zingiber murlenica Ram.Kumar, Sushil K.Singh & S.Sharma, Phytotaxa 233 (1): 080–084 (2015); . Assam (Mizoram) as per POWO; . MS Aug.,2016/10 Zingiberaceae for ID : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) Location : Dampui, Mizoram Date : 25/08/2016 Habit : Herb Habitat : Wild Zingiber sp. Its rhizome. Attachments (2) It is Zingiber murlenica […]

Zingiber sabuanum KONICKAL MAMBETTA PRABHUKUMAR, ALFRED JOE, INDIRA BALACHANDRAN, Phytotaxa Vol 247, No 1 (2016); . India (Kerala) as per POWO; . A new species of Zingiber from Western Ghats : 17 posts by 12 authors. Attachments (1) – Zingiber sabuanum.pdf (3 MB) Pls find the attachment or go through the link for the publication […]

MS Nov. 2014/006 Zingiber sp. : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1) Place : W.Serzawl, Mizoram Date : 20/11/2014 Habit : Herb Habitat : Growing wild in secondary forest Beautiful, interesting. Do you have the flower photo Sorry !! No, sir may be Zingiber cernuum Dalzell Does not look like Zingiber cernuum Dalzell ! May be Z. roseum? wait for flowers.

Zingiber nimmonii (J.Graham) Dalzell, Hooker’s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 4: 341 1852. (Syn: Alpinia nimmonii J.Graham; Zingiber cernuum Dalzell) as per efi thread; . S. India, Myanmar as per POWO; . Rhizome small, purplish-lilac inside, strongly aromatic; roots fleshy, bearing fleshy root tubers. Leafy shoot 50-90 cm tall, erect. Leaves subsessile, 15-23 x 5-9 […]

Zingiber purpureum Roscoe, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 348 (1807) (syn: Amomum cassumunar (Roxb.) Donn; Amomum xanthorhiza Roxb. ex Steud.; Cassumunar roxburghii Colla; Zingiber anthorrhiza Horan.; Zingiber cassumunar Roxb.; Zingiber cliffordiae Andrews; Zingiber luridum Salisb.; Zingiber paucipunctatum D.Fang; Zingiber pubisquama Ridl.; Zingiber purpureum var. palamauense (Haines) K.K.Khanna; Zingiber xantorrhizon Steud.); . Arunachal Pradesh to E. India and Myanmar: Assam, […]

Zingiber spectabile Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 413 1851.; . Thailand to Peninsula Malaysia: Malaya, Thailand; Introduced into: Andaman Is., Chagos Archipelago, Jawa, Nicobar Is. as per POWO; . Common name: Beehive Ginger . Zingiber spectabile is a species of true ginger, native to Maritime Southeast Asia. It is primarily grown in the West as […]

Zingiber roseum (Roxb.) Roscoe, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 348 1807. (Syn: Amomum roseum Roxb.); . S. & E. India to Thailand: Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Thailand as per POWO; . Common name: Rosy Ginger • Malayalam: മലയിന്ചീ Malayinchi .   Arecaceae, Araceae, Zingiberaceae Fortnight 1-14 Aug 2014: Zingiber sp. for ID (Zingiberaceae) from Uttarakhand_DSR_14 : […]

Zingiber chrysanthum Roscoe, Monandr. Pl. Scitam. t. 86 1824. (Syn: Zingiber flavescens Link ex A.Dietr.); . Himalaya to Myanmar: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Fwd: ID 1211015 SK 1 : 3 posts by 1 author. Attachments (1) Please help ID of the enclosed plant. Shot in Dolakha Nepal at […]

Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm., Exot. Bot. 2: 105 1806. (Syn: Amomum silvestre Poir.; Amomum sylvestre Lam. [Illegitimate]; Amomum zerumbet L.; Zerumbet zingiber T.Lestib.; Zingiber sylvestre Garsault [Invalid]; Amomum spurium (J.König) J.F.Gmel.; Cardamomum spurium (J.König) Kuntze; Dietrichia lampujang Giseke; Dietrichia lampuyang Giseke; Dietrichia major Raeusch.; Dietrichia minor Raeusch.; Dietrichia spuria (J.König) Giseke; Zingiber amaricans […]

Zingiber rubens Roxb.,  Asiat. Res. 11: 348 1810.; . Sikkim to E. India and Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO; . Bengal Ginger; . Zingiber sp. for ID : 10 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (2). Location : Lengpui, Mizoram Altitude : c.200 m. Habit :Herb Habitat […]

Zingiber officinale Roscoe, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 348 1807. (Syn: Amomum angustifolium Salisb. [Illegitimate]; Amomum zingiber L.; Amomum zinziba Hill [Spelling variant]; Curcuma longifolia Wall; Zingiber aromaticum Noronha [Invalid]; Zingiber cholmondeleyi (F.M.Bailey) K.Schum.; Zingiber majus Rumph.; Zingiber missionis Wall; Zingiber officinale var. cholmondeleyi F.M.Bailey ……; Zingiber sichuanense Z.Y.Zhu, S.L.Zhang & S.X.Chen; Zingiber zingiber (L.) H.Karst. […]

Zingiber neesanum (J.Graham) Ramamoorthy, Fl. Hassan Distr. 769 1976. (Syn. Alpinia neesana J.Graham; Zingiber diwakarianum R.Kr.Singh; Zingiber macrostachyum Dalzell); . W. India as per POWO; . Neesam Ginger • Marathi: नीसम Nisam; . As per efi thread: Following recent paper published in Taxon “Fixing stray traditions in gingers: The identity and nomenclatural history of Zingiber neesanum […]

Zingiber capitatum Roxb., Asiat. Res. 11: 348 1810. (Syn: Dymczewiczia capitata (Roxb.) Horan.); . Himalaya to E. India: Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya as per POWO; . Common name: Wild Ginger • Assamese: Bon Ada • Hindi: Jangali adrak . Plant for ID : Attachments (1). 6 posts by 3 authors. May […]