Globba racemosa Sm.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Globba > Globba > Globba

Characteristics

Pseudostems 60--100 cm, base expanded. Leaves subsessile; ligule and mouth of leaf sheath ciliate; leaf blade oblong or ovate-lanceolate, 12--20 × 4--5 cm, glabrous or hairy along veins on both surfaces, base acute, apex caudate. Inflorescence a thyrse, 15--20 cm; bracts caducous; bracteoles ca. 2 mm. Flowers yellow, with orange, glandular spots. Calyx turbinate, 4--5 mm. Corolla tube 1--1.5 cm; lobes reflexed, ca. 5 mm. Lateral staminodes lanceolate, equaling corolla lobes. Labellum reflexed, obcuneate, ca. 7 mm, apex 2-cleft. Filament 1--1.2 cm; anther ca. 4 mm, without appendages. Capsule ellipsoid, ca. 1 cm in diam., smooth. Fl. Jun--Sep. 2 n = 24*.
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A ginger family herb. The false stems are 60-100 cm tall. The base is expanded. The leaves are oblong and 12-20 cm long by 4-5 cm wide. The flowering head is 15-20 cm long. The flowers are yellow with orange dots.
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It is a subtropical plant. It grows in forests in southern China between 400-1,300 m above sea level. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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The leaves and flowers are cooked and eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible flowers leaves shoots
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Distribution

Globba racemosa world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, Myanmar, Nepal, and Thailand

Conservation status

Globba racemosa threat status: Least Concern

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Synonyms

Globba emeiensis Globba hookeri Globba mairei Globba racemosa Globba clarkei Globba menglianensis Globba bulbosa Globba strigulosa Globba orixensis var. racemosa Globba racemosa var. hookeri Globba simaoensis

Lower taxons

Globba racemosa var. racemosa