| Biotic zone
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Northeastern Himalayas +
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| Class
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Liliopsida +
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| Common Indian names
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Tara (Bengali); Tara (Assamese) +
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| Common hindi name
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Tara (Bengali) +
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| Common name
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Tara +
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| Division/Phylum
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Magnoliophyta +
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| Endemic Himalayan
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true +
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| Family
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Zingiberaceae +
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| Genus
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Alpinia +
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| Habitat details
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This plant grows along banks of streams, canals and rivers. It is found in forests, marshy tracts, swamps and also in tea gardens +
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| IUCN status
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Not Evaluated +
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| Introdescription
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''Alpinia allughas'' incorrectly spelled a … ''Alpinia allughas'' incorrectly spelled as ''Alpinia allhugas'' belongs to the Ginger family (Zingiberaceae). It is a synonym of the species Alpinia nigra (Gaertn.) B. L. Burtt. DNA sequence-based methods have shown that this genus is polyphyletic. It is represented by six clades distributed across the tribe Alpinieae. Further research is needed to specify the taxa in this genus.
The plants are native to SE Asia and are grown for their ornamental flashy flowers.grown for their ornamental flashy flowers. +
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| Location
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Majuli,India +
, Dharmanagar,India +
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| Medicinal significance
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Yes +
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| Medicinal system
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Folk Medicine +
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| Medicinal use description
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The plant is used in Chinese folk medicine +
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| Native species
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Yes +
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| Order
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Zingiberales +
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| Page creation date
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27 August 2010 +
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| Plant type
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Herb +
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| Regnum
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Plantae +
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| Species name
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w:Alpinia allughas +
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| State
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Assam +
, Manipur +
, Nagaland +
, Tripura +
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| User ID
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User:Gauravm +
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| Categories |
Pages with a map rendered by the Maps extension +
, Stubs +
, Species page +
, Plants +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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6 September 2010 14:35:41 +
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