Kaempferia rotunda
Kaempferia, Resurrection Lily
Other regional names: Tropical Crocus
- Tropical Crocus
Also known as: Kaempferia bhucampac Jones +4 more
- Kaempferia bhucampac Jones
- Kaempferia longa Jacq.
- Kaempferia rotundata L.
- Kaempferia versicolor Salisb.
- Zerumbet zeylanica Garsault
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Zingiberaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Kaempferia rotunda (commonly known as Kaempferia or Resurrection-Lily) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jawa, Malaya, Sri Lanka