Kaempferia
| Kaempferia | |
|---|---|
| Kaempferia rotunda | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Subfamily: | Zingiberoideae |
| Tribe: | Zingibereae |
| Genus: | 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.
Species
As of June 2025, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 67 species:[1]
- Kaempferia albiflora Jenjitt. & Ruchis.
- Kaempferia alboviolacea Ridl.
- Kaempferia angustifolia Roscoe
- Kaempferia attapeuensis Picheans. & Koonterm
- Kaempferia aurora Noppornch. & Jenjitt.
- Kaempferia caespitosa Noppornch. & Jenjitt.
- Kaempferia champasakensis Picheans. & Koonterm
- Kaempferia chaveerachiae Saensouk, P.Saensouk & Boonma
- Kaempferia chayanii Koonterm
- Kaempferia cuneata Gagnep.
- Kaempferia daklakensis H.T.Nguyen & Nghiem
- Kaempferia elegans Wall.
- Kaempferia evansii Blatt.
- Kaempferia fallax Gagnep.
- Kaempferia filifolia K.Larsen
- Kaempferia fissa Gagnep.
- Kaempferia galanga L.
- Kaempferia gigantiphylla Picheans. & Koonterm
- Kaempferia gilbertii W.Bull
- Kaempferia glauca Ridl.
- Kaempferia graminifolia Noppornch. & Jenjitt.
- Kaempferia grandifolia Saensouk & Jenjitt.
- Kaempferia harmandiana Gagnep.
- Kaempferia isanensis Saensouk & P.Saensouk
- Kaempferia jenjittikuliae Noppornch.
- Kaempferia kamolwaniae Picheans., Meechonkit & Wongsuwan
- Kaempferia kamthornii Picheans. & Meechonkit
- Kaempferia koontermii Prasarn, Wongsuwan & Picheans.
- Kaempferia koratensis Picheans.
- Kaempferia laotica Gagnep.
- Kaempferia larsenii Sirirugsa
- Kaempferia lopburiensis Picheans.
- Kaempferia maculifolia Boonma & Saensouk
- Kaempferia mahasarakhamensis Saensouk & P.Saensouk
- Kaempferia minuta Jenjitt. & K.Larsen
- Kaempferia napavarniae Saensouk, P.Saensouk & Boonma
- Kaempferia nemoralis Insis.
- Kaempferia nigrifolia Boonma & Saensouk
- Kaempferia noctiflora Noppornch. & Jenjitt.
- Kaempferia ovalifolia Roxb.
- Kaempferia pardi K.Larsen & Jenjitt.
- Kaempferia parviflora Wall. ex Baker
- Kaempferia pascuorum Insis.
- Kaempferia philippinensis Merr.
- Kaempferia phuphanensis Saensouk & P.Saensouk
- Kaempferia picheansoonthonii Wongsuwan & Phokham
- Kaempferia pseudoparviflora Saensouk & P.Saensouk
- Kaempferia pulchra Ridl.
- Kaempferia purpurea J.Koenig
- Kaempferia roscoeana Wall.
- Kaempferia rotunda L.
- Kaempferia sakolchaii P.Saensouk, Saensouk & Boonma
- Kaempferia sakonensis Saensouk, P.Saensouk & Boonma
- Kaempferia saraburiensis Picheans.
- Kaempferia sawanensis Picheans. & Koonterm
- Kaempferia siamensis Sirirugsa
- Kaempferia simaoensis Y.Y.Qian
- Kaempferia sipraiana Boonma & Saensouk
- Kaempferia sisaketensis Picheans. & Koonterm
- Kaempferia spoliata Sirirugsa
- Kaempferia subglobosa Noppornch. & Jenjitt.
- Kaempferia takensis Boonma & Saensouk
- Kaempferia udonensis Picheans. & Phokham
- Kaempferia undulata Teijsm. & Binn.
- Kaempferia unifolia Saensouk & P.Saensouk
- Kaempferia uttaraditensis Picheans. & Meechonkit
- Kaempferia xiengkhouangensis Picheans. & Phokham
References
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- ^ a b c "Kaempferia L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ^ Flora of China v 24 p 368, 山柰属 shan nai shu, Kaempferia Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1: 2. 1753.
- ^ 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.