✿Zingiberaceae · Boesenbergia
Nilgiri Fingerroot
Boesenbergia tiliifolia
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Assam, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- August-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Boesenbergia tiliifolia
- Genus
- Boesenbergia
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Java and Sumatra
- Distribution
- Widely cultivated in India and other tropics
- Found in India
- Kerala, Assam, Karnataka, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Zingiberaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Typical of the Zingiberaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Nilgiri Fingerroot
Nilgiri Fingerroot (Boesenbergia tiliifolia) belongs to the Zingiberaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Assam, Karnataka and 1 other states. It is cultivated. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Botanical family
Zingiberaceae
Ginger family
Nilgiri Fingerroot belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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