Characteristics
A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 30-50 cm tall. It has a corm about 3 cm across. It has a single leaf. The leaves have 5 or 6 leaflets. The spathe or leaf-like bract around the flower is white with a purple ring on the inside. It is 5-15 cm long and curves over at the top. The spadix or flower stalk in the centre curves out the top of the spathe.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
herb
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
evergreen
|
| Sexuality |
-
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.3 - 0.5
|
| Root system |
-
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It grows near Mumbai. It has been recorded up to 1,000 m above sea level.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
|
Usage
The corms are cooked in water then eaten with salt and chilli. They are soaked in water overnight to remove bitterness.
| Uses |
medicinal
|
| Edible
|
roots
|
| Therapeutic use
|
-
|
| Human toxicity |
-
|
| Animal toxicity |
-
|
Cultivation
It can be grown from small tubers.
| Mode |
-
|
| Germination duration (days) |
30 - 180
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
12 - 15
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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