✿Zingiberaceae · Globba
Kattinji / Stalkless Swan Flower
Globba ophioglossa
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Flowering
- July-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Globba ophioglossa
- Genus
- Globba
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Along stream sides in Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- India to Thailand
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-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.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Kattinji, Kolchanna
About Kattinji
Stalkless Swan Flower (Globba ophioglossa) is a herb in the Zingiberaceae family. It grows in along stream sides in Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to November.
Botanical family
Zingiberaceae
Ginger family
Kattinji belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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