✿Zingiberaceae · Zingiber
Neesam Ginger
Zingiber neesanum
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka
- Flowering
- July-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Zingiber neesanum
- Genus
- Zingiber
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous, semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-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.
Local Names
- Marathi
- रान आले
About Neesam Ginger
A member of the Zingiberaceae family, Neesam ginger (Zingiber neesanum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Karnataka. It grows in moist deciduous, semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from July to September.
Botanical family
Zingiberaceae
Ginger family
Neesam Ginger belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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