Boesenbergia rotunda
Chinese Ginger, Chinese Keys
Other regional names: Fingerroot +1 more
- Fingerroot
- Rotund Boesenbergia
Also known as: Boesenbergia cochinchinensis (Gagnep.) Loes. +7 more
- Boesenbergia cochinchinensis (Gagnep.) Loes.
- Boesenbergia pandurata (Roxb.) Schltr.
- Curcuma rotunda L.
- Gastrochilus panduratus (Roxb.) Ridl.
- Gastrochilus rotundus (L.) Alston
- Kaempferia cochinchinensis Gagnep.
- Kaempferia ovata Roscoe
- Kaempferia pandurata Roxb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Zingiberaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Boesenbergia rotunda (commonly known as Chinese Ginger or Chinese-keys) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Cambodia, China South-Central, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
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)
Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka