ommon name: Red Ginger Lily • Manipuri: তখেললৈ অঙাঙ্বা Takhellei angangba
Botanical name: Hedychium marginatum Family: Zingiberaceae (Ginger family)
Red Ginger Lily is a very uncommon ginger with beautiful bright red flowers. In form, the flowers look similar to those of Butterfly Ginger Lily. Flowers appear in spikes. It is found in NE India, particularly Manipur.
Medicinal uses: Decoction of rhizomes is given in bronchitis and stomach complaints.
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