Boesenbergia

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Boesenbergia
Boesenbergia 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: Boesenbergia
Kuntze
Synonyms[1]
  • Gastrochilus Wall. 1829, illegitimate homonym, not D.Don 1825
  • Banglium Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., without description
  • Curcumorpha A.S.Rao & D.M.Verma

Boesenbergia is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 60-70 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, etc.).[1][2]

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