Plant Details

Accepted name:: Hedychium ellipticum Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. [Zingiberaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
ban besar	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
rata sara	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
sara	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 2 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Gandasulium ellipticum (Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 690 (1891).
Hedychium fastigiatum Voigt Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 570 (1845), nom. illeg.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Hedychium ellipticum Buch.-Ham. ex Sm.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Hedychium ellipticum Buchanan-Hamilton ex Smith	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)

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