Characteristics
A ginger family herb. It is erect and grows 75 cm tall. It has a stout rootstock and round tubers at the ends of roots. They are white inside. There are 3-5 leaves. They are oblong to sword shaped and 20-30 cm long by 6-9 cm wide. The flowering spikes are 10-25 cm long. The bracts are green with a pink top. There are 2-4 flowers in each fertile bract. They are yellow. The fruit are round capsules splitting by 3 valves. The seeds are oval.
| Life form |
perennial
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
-
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
-
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| Spread |
-
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.75
|
| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
-
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| Blooming months |
-
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
-
|
Environment
It is a tropical plant. It grows in moist shady places in forests. It occurs on the Deccan in India. It is usually in shade and near the banks of streams. It occurs at about 800 m or higher above sea level.
| Light |
-
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| Soil humidity |
-
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| Soil texture |
-
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| Soil acidity |
-
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| Soil nutriment |
-
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
-
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Usage
The rhizomes yield a form of arrowroot starch.
Cultivation
| Mode |
-
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| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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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 |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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