Characteristics
A ginger family herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It produces a clump of leafy stems. It grows about 60 cm tall. It has an underground rhizome or stem.
| Life form |
perennial
|
| Growth form |
-
|
| Growth support |
free-standing
|
| Foliage retention |
-
|
| Sexuality |
-
|
| Pollination |
-
|
| Spread |
-
|
| Mature width (meter) |
-
|
| Mature height (meter) |
0.6
|
| Root system |
rhizome
|
| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
|
| Root diameter (meter) |
-
|
| Flower color |
-
|
| Blooming months |
-
|
| Fruit color |
-
|
| Fruiting months |
-
|
| Nitrogen fixer |
-
|
| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
A tropical plant. It grows in moist forest.
| Light |
-
|
| Soil humidity |
-
|
| Soil texture |
-
|
| Soil acidity |
-
|
| Soil nutriment |
-
|
| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
|
Usage
The rhizome is used as a spice. They are also boiled and eaten.
Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds. Seeds germinate best at about 20°C. Plants can be grown from division when dormant.
| Mode |
divisions
seedlings
|
| Germination duration (days) |
-
|
| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
|
| Germination luminosity |
-
|
| Germination treatment |
-
|
| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
|
| Size |
-
|
| Vigor |
-
|
| Productivity |
-
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