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General Features of the family Zingiberaceae

Zingiberaceae with about 50 genera and more than 1500 species are distributed mainly in the tropics and subtropics. India has rich diversity of Zingiberaceous plants. perhaps 200 of the world taxa occur in India. Many species are economically important as source of food.

 

Garden

STATUS University & Government
ESTABLISHED 1972
AREA 19.5 ha
NUMBER OF COLLECTIONS

Native : 740 Species
Exotic : 418 Species
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Ferns & fern allies from S. India; Aroids & Gingers of India; Bamboos & Palms
MEDICINAL PLANTS 250 Species
ACTIVITIES

Conservation of rare and endangered plants of the Western Ghats

Training for the students on the identification of flowering plants

Build public understanding through scientific exhibitions

To increase knowledge of plant diversity - research

Domestication, Improvement & Development of agrotechniques of some selected potential ornamental gingers

DNA Barcoding of some selected genus of Zingiberaceae

Photos

   

Aroids and ornamentals

 

Bamboosetum

 

label for trees

 

outlay of the garden

Curcuma collections

 

gingers in the field

Insectivorous Plants

 

gingers

anthill-a common scene

 

cannon ball tree in full bloom

 

Garden at a Glance

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gingers

 

 

 

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