Dancing Marantina
Globba marantina
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- August-November
How to identify Dancing Marantina
Identify Dancing Marantina 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.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Zingiberaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Dancing Marantina.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Globba marantina
- Genus
- Globba
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Often on hills above 600m, in shade and also by stream banks
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Malay Archipelago, Philippines, Taiwan
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-November
- 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 Dancing Marantina
Dancing Marantina (Globba marantina) is a herb in the Zingiberaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal and 4 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to November.
Zingiberaceae
Ginger family
Dancing Marantina belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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