Kaempferia | |
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Kaempferia rotunda | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Zingiberales |
Family: | Zingiberaceae |
Subfamily: | Zingiberoideae |
Tribe: | Zingibereae |
Genus: | Kaempferia L. |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Kaempferia is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It is native to China, India, and Southeast Asia.[1][2][3]
The genus is named after the naturalist and traveller Engelbert Kaempfer, who lived in Japan and east Asia for the years 1689-1693 and was one of the first Europeans to write detailed descriptions of plants there.