✿Zingiberaceae · Zingiber
Raan-Ale / Curved-Stem Ginger
Zingiber cernuum
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- June-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Zingiber cernuum
- Genus
- Zingiber
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-August
- 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
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡು ಶುಂಠಿ Kaadu Shunthi
- Malayalam
- മല ഇഞ്ചി Mala-Inchi
- Marathi
- रान आले Raan-Ale
About Raan-Ale
Curved-Stem Ginger (Zingiber cernuum) belongs to the Zingiberaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala. Flowering and fruiting run from June to August.
Botanical family
Zingiberaceae
Ginger family
Raan-Ale belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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