title: Roscoea megalantha
text: # Roscoea megalantha
  
  Roscoea megalantha is a species of flowering plant in the ginger family - Zingiberaceae native to Bhutan and India. It was formerly determined as a part of Roscoea purpurea but it was described as a separate species in 2017
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The plant was given its scientific name for its large flowers.
  
  ## Range
  
  Roscoea megalantha occurs in the eastern parts of Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh in India from 1800 to 3500m above the sea level.
  
  