Kaempferia

Kaempferia
Kaempferia rotunda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Subfamily: Zingiberoideae
Tribe: Zingibereae
Genus: Kaempferia
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Synonyms[1]
  • Zerumbet Garsault, invalid name
  • Monolophus Wall.
  • Tritophus T.Lestib.

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.

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Flora of China v 24 p 368, 山柰属 shan nai shu, Kaempferia Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 2. 1753.
  3. ^ Techaprasan, J., Klinbunga, S., Ngamriabsakul, C. & Jenjittikul, T. (2010). Genetic variation of Kaempferia (Zingiberaceae) in Thailand based on chloroplast DNA (psbA-trnH and petA-psbJ) sequences. Genetics and Molecular Research 9: 1957-1973.