Plant descriptions ²

Perennial herb with leafy shoots, 1,5 - 4 m tall, arising from extensive rhizomes. Inflorescences with 4 - 10 flowered, arising at the base of the leafy shoots. Petals red. Labellum yellow or pale orange. Fruit ovoid to subglobose, 7 - 9, 5 cm long, including the persistent calyx, red when ripe.

Elevation ³

Up to 1 000 m

Similar species ³

Syn. Amomum angustifolium Sonn. ;
Amomum clusii Hook. f. ;
Amomum danielli Hook. f. ;
Amomum madagascariense Lam. ;
Amomum nemorosum Bojer ;
Marogna paludosa Salisb. ;
Zingiber meleguetta Gaertn.

Référence ³

Humbert H., 1946. 47è Famille - Zingiberaceae. Flore de Madagascar (Plantes vasculaires). Ed. Imprimerie Officielle Tananarive. 30 p.

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• iNat taxon page
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• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
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