Research Article
Jahnovi Brahma, Binay Singh
Abstract
“Globba racemosa” a delightful ginger plant belonging to the family Zingiberaceae with unusual bright yellow showy flowers, also commonly known as dancing girl ginger was recorded for the first time from the forest fringe areas of Kachugaon in Kokrajhar district. Its distribution is restricted to a small area at altitudes between 400 and 600m and so far is collected only from this type locality. Detailed taxonomical description is illustrated below.