✿Zingiberaceae · Kaempferia
Chandramula / Aromatic Ginger
Kaempferia galanga
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- June-July
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Kaempferia galanga
- Genus
- Kaempferia
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-July
- 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 colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chandramula itself; the rest are typical of the Zingiberaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- चँद्रमूला Chandramula, Sidhoul, chandramula
- Bengali
- ekangi, bhui champa, একাঙ্গী
- Tamil
- கசோலம் Kacholum, Pulankilanku, கச்சோளம்
- Kannada
- Kachchura, Kachhoora
- Malayalam
- Kachhuram, Katjulam, കച്ചോലം
- Marathi
- कचरी Kachri, कपूर कचरी Kapur kachri
About Chandramula
A member of the Zingiberaceae family, Aromatic Ginger (Kaempferia galanga) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal, Kerala and Maharashtra. It is cultivated. Flowering and fruiting run from June to July.
Botanical family
Zingiberaceae
Ginger family
Chandramula belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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