| Spiked Ginger Lily |
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| File size | 788725 |
| Original date | 8/11/07 12:47 PM |
| Resolution | 2592 x 1944 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 59.7mm |
| Exposure time | 1/160s |
| Aperture | 4.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot S2 IS |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Hedychium spicatum Family: Zingiberaceae (Ginger family)
Synonyms: Hedychium album, Hedychium sieboldii, Hedychium acuminatum
Synonyms: Hedychium album, Hedychium sieboldii, Hedychium acuminatum
Spiked Ginger Lily is a
smallish hardy ginger, growing to around 1-1.5 m, with leafy stems. Flowers
are fragrant, white with an orange-red base, appearing in a dense spike, 15-25
cm, at the top of the stem. Flower tube is 5-6.5 cm long, much longer than the
sepal cup, with white narrow petals spreading outwards. Lip is white with two
elliptic lobes with an orange base. Filaments of the stamens are red. Leaves
are oblong, up to a foot long and 4-12 cm broad, much like Haldi leaves. A
perfume Abeer is obtained from the root stock. Spiked Ginger Lily is
found from Himachal Pradesh to Arunachal Pradesh, at altitudes of 1800-2800 m.
Flowering: July-August.
Medicinal uses:
Rootstocks are used in medicine.
Medicinal uses:
Rootstocks are used in medicine. | Identification credit: Tabish | Photographed in Valley of Flowers & Dhanaulti, Uttarakhand. |
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