Kaempferia

Kaempferia is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It is native to China, India, and Southeast Asia.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Kaempferia is referenced by 14 other articles, and connects out to Kaempferia elegans, Zingiberoideae and India.

It sits within the topics Kaempferia, Taxonbars with 20–24 taxon IDs and Zingiberaceae genera.

Its subject is documented across 26 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

FamilyZingiberaceae

Native toAssam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 138
With media: 118
Family: Zingiberaceae
Collections: US, NY, MICH, A, GH
Recorded in: United States, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Nigeria, Malaysia, India

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Image: Kaempferia aethiopica MS 1121.jpg

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taxon name: Kaempferia
Commons category: Kaempferia
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=6238
taxon common name: 山柰属

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Kaempferia is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It is native to China, India, and Southeast Asia.

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.

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