{"id":83371,"date":"2026-01-20T13:29:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T07:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=83371"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:38:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:08:04","slug":"parakaempferia-alba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/parakaempferia-alba\/","title":{"rendered":"Parakaempferia Alba"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Parakaempferia Alba Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new species of ginger, Parakaempferia alba, has been discovered in the Siang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Parakaempferia Alba<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>new species of Zingiberaceae (ginger family).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered in the Siang Valley of <\/span><b>Arunachal Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plant was found in the Miglung area of East Siang District at an altitude of 150\u2013400 meters, growing along shaded streambanks in humid, sandy soil.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Zingiberaceae<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zingiberaceae, the<\/span><b> ginger family of flowering plants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is the largest family of the order Zingiberales, containing about 56 genera and about 1,300 species.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These<\/span><b> aromatic herbs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> grow in <\/span><b>moist areas of the tropics and subtropics,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including some regions that are seasonably dry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Members of the family are <\/span><b>perennials <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that <\/span><b>frequently have sympodial (forked) fleshy rhizomes (underground stems).\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They may grow to 6 metres (20 feet) in height.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>few species are epiphytic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014i.e.,<\/span><b> supported by other plants and having aerial roots <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exposed to the humid atmosphere.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many species are <\/span><b>economically valuable for their spices and perfume.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>dried thick rhizome of<\/b> <b>turmeric (Curcuma longa)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is commonly ground for culinary, medicinal, and cosmetic uses.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>seeds of Elettaria cardamomum <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are the <\/span><b>source of cardamom.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Ginger <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span><b>obtained<\/b> <b>from <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the fresh or dried<\/span><b> rhizomes of Zingiber officinale<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and a number of ornamental gingers are grown for their attractive flowers and foliage. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Several <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">species of shellflower (Alpinia)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are cultivated as <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">ornamentals.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/northeasttoday.in\/northeast\/arunachal-pradesh\/new-ginger-species-discovered-in-arunachals-siang-valley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NET<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parakaempferia alba is a new species of Zingiberaceae (ginger family). 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