Zingiber montanum
Bengal Ginger, Cassumar Ginger
Other regional names: Cassumunar Ginger
- Cassumunar Ginger
Also known as: Amomum montanum J.Koenig +6 more
- Amomum montanum J.Koenig
- Amomum montanum J.Koenig ex Retz.
- Jaegera montana (J.Koenig) Giseke
- Zingiber montanum (J.Koenig ex Retz.) Theilade
- Zingiber newmanii Theilade & Mood
- Zingiber nudicarpum D.Fang
- Zingiber peninsulare Theilade
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Zingiberaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Zingiber montanum (commonly known as Bengal ginger or Cassumar Ginger) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam