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peacock gingers
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peacock gingers

Kaempferia

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

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Subgenus Kaempferia

subgenusKaempferia

Protanthium

subgenusProtanthium

Kaempferia chayanii

speciesKaempferia chayanii

Kaempferia champasakensis

speciesKaempferia champasakensis

Kaempferia uttaraditensis

speciesKaempferia uttaraditensis

Kaempferia kamthornii

speciesKaempferia kamthornii

Kaempferia chaveerachiae

speciesKaempferia chaveerachiae

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

peacock gingers in Carl Linnaeus — Hortus Cliffortianus (1737)

Carl Linnaeus — Hortus Cliffortianus (1737)

Carl Linnaeus · 1737 · p.57

peacock gingers in Complete Treatise on Agricultural Administration

Complete Treatise on Agricultural Administration

Xu Guangqi · 1909 · p.745

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 131675.