Boesenbergia longiflora (Wall.) Kuntze

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Boesenbergia

Characteristics

Plants to 50--60 cm tall. Roots robust. Leaf blade green, ovate, 8--12 × 5--9 cm, base cordate, apex cuspidate. Inflorescences on separate shoots arising from rhizomes; bracts ovate, 2--4 cm, villous, apex acuminate. Flowers 3--6, bluish purple. Calyx 1--2 cm. Corolla to 4 cm; lobes lanceolate, 2.2--2.5 cm × 5--6 mm. Lateral staminodes ovate, equaling corolla lobes. Labellum obovate-cuneate, ca. 3 × 1.8--2 cm. Filament very short; anther ca. 1 cm; connective broad, appendage linear. Stigma thickened. 2 n = 36*.
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A herb. It grows 50-60 cm tall. The roots are robust. The leaves are oval and 8-12 cm long by 5-9 cm wide. The base is heart shaped and the has a short point. The flowers are on separate shoots coming from the rhizome. There are 3-6 flowers and they are bluish purple.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.6
Root system rhizome
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests in mountains between 1,100-1,900 m above sea level in southern China. In XTBG Yunnan. In Calicut Uni BG.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaf stalk is boiled and eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible flowers
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Boesenbergia longiflora world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, and Myanmar

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000341634
COL ID M9YX
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Synonyms

Boesenbergia longiflora Gastrochilus longiflorus Curcumorpha longiflora