Kaempferia elegans
| Kaempferia elegans | |
|---|---|
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| Kaempferia pulchra in Osaka Prefectural Flowers Garden in Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Subfamily: | Zingiberoideae |
| Tribe: | Kaempferia |
| Genus: | Kaempferia |
| Species: | K. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Kaempferia elegans (Wall.) Baker | |
| Synonyms | |
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Kaempferia pulchra Ridl. | |
Kaempferia elegans (commonly known as the silver spot) is a shade-loving ginger that has 6" round leaves with three rows of silver spots arranged across them. It has small purple flowers.
Further reading
- Odenwald, Neil G.; Turner, James R. (2006), Identification, Selection, and Use of Southern Plants: For Landscape Design (4th ed.), Claitor's, p. 244, ISBN 1-59804-317-X
- Smith, Brenda Beust (28 March 1998), "Increasingly popular gingers produce incredible blooms", Houston Chronicle, p. 5, Factiva hou0000020010917du3s00d4u
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