Zingiberaceae
Kaempferia

Kaempferia rotunda L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 3 (1753), nom. cons.
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to S. China. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jawa, Malaya, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Nguyen, Q.B. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 21: 1-489. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Nguyen, Q.B. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 21: 1-489. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Phengklai, C. [94] Thailand K002428124 Yes
Lakshnakara, M.C. [1353] Thailand K002428123 Yes
Leong-Skornickova, J.; Nguyen, Q.B.; Aung Thame.; Ong, E.; Tran, H.D. [JLS 2688] Vietnam K001891205 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002428033 Yes
Buijsman, M. [6] Indonesia K002428151 Yes
[illegible] [3] Thailand K002428133 Yes
Kerr [12856] Thailand K002428134 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002428171 Yes
Khant, M.P. [15333] Burma K002428041 Yes
s.coll. [8054] India K002428034 Yes
[illegible] [20426] Thailand K002428126 Yes
Robertson, W.A. [328] Burma K002428042 Yes
Binnendyck, M. [s.n.] Indonesia K002428152 Yes
Hosseus, C.C. [437] Thailand K002428131 Yes
Put [s.n.] Thailand K002428130 Yes
s.coll. [53] Indonesia K002428150 Yes
Calder, C.C.; Ramaswami, M.S. [1664] India K002428043 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [37987A] India K002428046 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002428031 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [637] Thailand K002428132 Yes
Marcan, A. [2190] Thailand K002428122 Yes
Collins, E.E. [133] Thailand K002428118 Yes
Put [3714] Thailand K002428125 Yes
Fénix, E. [26075] Philippines K002428156 Yes
s.coll. [1569] Burma K002428039 Yes
Roxburgh [s.n.] India K002428173 Yes
Robertson, W.A. [328] Burma K002428038 Yes
Squires, R.W. [288] China K002428129 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002428036 Yes
Collins, E. [s.n.] Thailand K002428127 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [2461] India K002428035 Yes
Bloembergen, S. [40] Thailand K002428121 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6582] K001124250 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002428044 Yes
Lace, J.H. [6166] Burma K002428032 Yes
Winit, K. [730] Thailand K002428119 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [6843] Bangladesh K002428045 Yes
Marcan, A. [201] Thailand K002428120 Yes
Marcan, A. [2146] Thailand K002428117 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; Phengklai, C. [494] Thailand K002428128 Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] K002428172 Yes
s.coll. [IVB] India K002428037 Yes
Kurz, S. [3301] Burma K002428040 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0