Globba bulbifera
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal
- Flowering
- August-September
How to identify Globba bulbifera
Identify Globba bulbifera by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Bulbils in inflorescence.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal.
- Confirm it sits within the Zingiberaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Globba bulbifera.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Globba bulbifera
- Genus
- Globba
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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 Globba bulbifera
Globba bulbifera belongs to the Zingiberaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and West Bengal. Flowering and fruiting run from August to September.
Zingiberaceae
Ginger family
Globba bulbifera belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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