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Zingiber corallinum Hance

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Zingiber

Characteristics

Pseudostems ca. 1 m. Leaves sessile; leaf sheath sparsely hairy or glabrous; ligule 2--4 mm; leaf blade oblong-lanceolate or lanceolate, 20--30 × 4--6 cm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially sparsely hairy or glabrous. Inflorescences arising from rhizomes, oblong, 15--30 cm; peduncle 15--20 cm, scalelike sheaths 4--5 cm; bracts red, ovate, 3--4 cm, apex acute. Calyx 1.5--1.8 cm, split to middle. Corolla tube ca. 2.5 cm; lobes with purple stripe, oblong, ca. 1.5 cm, apex acute, central lobe larger than lateral ones. Central lobe of labellum obovate, ca. 1.5 cm; lateral lobes ca. 8 mm, apex acute. Anther sessile, ca. 1 cm; connective appendage beaklike, curved, ca. 5 mm. Ovary 2--2.5 mm, sericeous. Seeds black, glossy. Fl. May--Aug, fr. Aug--Oct. 2 n = 22*.
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A ginger family herb. The false stems are 1 m tall. The leaves do not have leaf stalks. The leaves are oblong to sword shaped and 20-30 cm long by 4-6 cm wide. There are a few hairs underneath. The flowering shoot comes from the rhizome. It is oblong and 15-30 cm long. The flower lobes on the tube have a purple stripe.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in dense forests in southern China. In Yunnan.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The leaves are cooked as a vegetable.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves
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Distribution

Zingiber corallinum world distribution map, present in China, Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Thailand

Identifiers

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WFO ID wfo-0000616224
COL ID 5D5D9
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Synonyms

Zingiber corallinum
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