Roscoea cautleyoides Gagnep.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Roscoea

Characteristics

A ginger family herb.
Life form -
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Yunnan.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

The roots are eaten as a vegetable.
Uses environmental use food
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions, seedlings or tubers.
Mode divisions seedlings tubers
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 12
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Images

Roscoea cautleyoides unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000523472
COL ID 6X9S6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Roscoea cautleyoides Roscoea chamaeleon Roscoea sinopurpurea Roscoea yunnanensis Roscoea capitata var. purpurata Roscoea yunnanensis var. purpurata

Lower taxons

Roscoea cautleyoides var. pubescens