Hedychium coccineum Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. (Zingiberaceae): an addition to the flora of Andhra Pradesh, India

Authors

  • P. Janaki Rao Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530003, India.
  • J. Prakasa Rao Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530003, India.
  • S.B. Padal Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530003, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.7882.15.8.23822-23826

Keywords:

Conservation, Eastern Ghats, ecology, ethnobotanical importance, new report

Abstract

For the first time Hedychium coccineum (Zingiberaceae) is reported from the forest areas of the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India. Detailed morphological description, ethnobotanical importance, ecology are discussed and photographs were provided for further identification. 

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