Zingiber nimmonii
Zingiber nimmonii
Zingiber nimmonii
MH392 : Zingiber nimmonii (J.Graham) Dalzell
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 59 |
| Synonym | : | Alpinia nimmonii J.Graham; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Mala-inchi |
| Plant Family | : | Zingiberaceae |
| Description | : | Rhizome small, purplish-lilac inside, strongly aromatic; roots fleshy, bearing fleshy root tubers. Leafy shoot 50-90 cm tall, erect. Leaves subsessile, 15-23 x 5-9 cm, oblong-lanceolate, base oblique, apex acuminate, upper surface sparsely pubescent, lower densely pubescent; ligule c. 5 mm long, bifid, coriaceous. Inflorescence produced directly from the rhizome; peduncle short or absent; spike ovate or subglobose, enclosed within obovate reddish sheaths. Flowers 4.5-5 cm long, one in each bract; bracts 3-4 x 0.8-1.2 cm, lanceolate, apex acuminate, reddish-green; bracteoles c. 2.5 x 1 cm, lanceolate. Calyx tubular, 1-1.2 cm long, unilaterally split, membranous, white. Corolla tube 2.5-3 cm long, slender, white; lobes 3, subequal, yellowish-orange. Labellum c. 2.5 x 1.2 cm, 3-lobed, light yellow with pink spot; mid-lobe ovate, bifid at apex. Anther sessile, yellow. Stigma slightly projecting from the anther-crest. Epigynous glands c. 5 mm long, yellow. Capsules c. 4 x 2 cm, trigonous, whitish when young, turning to deep red at maturity. Seeds 6-7 x 3-4 mm, dark brown; aril white. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | Anti-cancer (Ghasemzadeh et al., 2015) |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: beta-caryophyllene; alpha-caryophyllene; isocaryophyllene; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (2): Caryophyllene; Beta-caryophyllene; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD (1998) Addiions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants). Technical Bulletin No. VII. The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat.
- Ghasemzadeh, A., Jaafar, H. Z. E., and Rahmat, A. (2015). Optimization
protocol for the extraction of 6 gingerol and 6 shogaol from Zingiber
officinale var. rubrum and improving antioxidant and anticancer activity using response surface methodology. BMC Complement. Altern. Med. 15:258. doi:
10.1186/s12906 015 0718 0
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/264131
- https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/flora/303/Zingiber_nimmonii |
| Reference | : | ~ Bhogaonkar PY and Devarkar VD; "Additions to the Flora of Melghat (some rare and uncommon plants)"; The Directorate Project Tiger, Melghat (1998); Technical Bulletin No. VII PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Liliopsida - Monocotyledons |
| Subclass | : Zingiberidae |
| Order | : Zingiberales |
| Family | : Zingiberaceae - Ginger family |
| Genus | : Zingiber Mill. - ginger |
| Species | : Zingiber nimmonii |