Alpinia costata Roxb.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Alpinia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Abdomen (unspecified), Alcoholism (unspecified), Chill (unspecified), Digestive (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Hangover (unspecified), Hiccup (unspecified), Nausea (unspecified), Cancer(Uterus) (unspecified), Circulation (unspecified), Stupor (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Alpinia costata world distribution map, present in Bangladesh

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000338430
COL ID C6NB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Alpinia cardamomum-medium Alpinia costata Cardamomum costatum Elettaria costata Elettaria media Hornstedtia costata Amomum costatum Elettaria cardamomum-medium Alpinia media Gethyra cardamomum-medium Renealmia cardamomum-medium Achasma costatum