✿Zingiberaceae · Zingiber
Malayinchi / Rosy Ginger
Zingiber roseum
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- August-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Zingiber roseum
- Genus
- Zingiber
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttarakhand
- 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.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- മലയിന്ചീ Malayinchi
About Malayinchi
A member of the Zingiberaceae family, Rosy Ginger (Zingiber roseum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and 2 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to November.
Botanical family
Zingiberaceae
Ginger family
Malayinchi belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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