Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
1339.000 Globba
Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976) Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York
Description of the genus
Perennial, rhizomatous herbs with leafy stems. Inflorescence terminal, pendulous (in ours), with bracts each subtending few to many flowers in a cincinnus. Calyx with 3 lobes. Staminodes as long as or longer than corolla lobes; staminodial lip united with fertile stamen to form a tube. Ovary 1-locular. Fruit a capsule. Seeds with an aril. Derivation of name: from galoba an Ambonese (Indonesian) word for ginger. Worldwide: 35 species in E Asia and Indomalesia Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): GlobbaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Globba
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Globba
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Globba
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iNaturalist: Globba
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Globba
JSTOR Plant Science: Globba
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Globba
Plants of the World Online: Globba
Tropicos: Globba
Wikipedia: Globba