Characteristics
A ginger family herb. It grows 1.5 m tall. The rhizomes form tubers that are yellow inside and have an aroma. The leaves are palm like and 40 cm long by 3 cm wide. The flowers are in an oval panicle that is erect on a stalk from the base. The bracts are sword shaped with a pointed tip. The flowers are tube shaped and yellow. They have a scent. They are 3 cm long. The fruit is a narrowly oval capsule. The seeds are black.
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| Growth form |
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
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| Sexuality |
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| Pollination |
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| Spread |
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| Mature width (meter) |
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| Mature height (meter) |
1.5
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| Root system |
rhizome
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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 |
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Environment
It is a tropical plant. It grows in mixed forests and on the edges of forests and in open areas up to 750 m above sea level.
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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
| Uses |
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| Edible
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| Therapeutic use
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| Human toxicity |
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| Animal toxicity |
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Cultivation
Plants can be grown from seeds or division of the rhizome.
| Mode |
seedlings
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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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