Kaempferia angustifolia Roscoe

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Kaempferia > Kaempferia

Characteristics

A ginger family herb that has rhizomes but no stems. It re-grows from a tuberous root. The leaves are 20 cm long. They are wavy on the edge.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2
Root system rhizome
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Teak forests, lowland rice, and on calcareous marl, at elevations up to 150 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in teak forests up to 150 m above sea level.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

It is probably mainly used as medicine.
Uses medicinal
Edible rhizomes roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can be grown by division. It can be grown by seed.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Kaempferia angustifolia world distribution map, present in Myanmar

Conservation status

Kaempferia angustifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000451523
COL ID 3QXZC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Kaempferia angustifolia Kaempferia roxburghiana Kaempferia gilbertii Kaempferia angustifolia Kaempferia undulata