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Boesenbergia Basispicata
''Boesenbergia'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains more than 70 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, etc.). Species ''Plants of the World Online'' currently includes:Plants of the World Online ''Boesenbergia'' Kuntze (retrieved 11 September 2021)] #''Boesenbergia alba'' (K.Larsen & R.M.Sm.) Mood & L.M.Prince - Thailand #''Boesenbergia albolutea'' (Baker) Schltr. - Andaman Islands #''Boesenbergia albomaculata'' S.Q.Tong - Yunnan # ''Boesenbergia albosanguinea'' (Ridl.) Loes. #''Boesenbergia angustifolia'' (Hallier f.) Schltr. - Thailand, Sumatra #''Boesenbergia apiculata'' (Valeton) Loes. in H.G.A.Engler - Kal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boesenbergia Rotunda
''Boesenbergia rotunda'' (Thai: กระชาย ''krachai'', Khmer: ខ្ជាយ ''k'jeay'', Indonesian: temu kunci), commonly known as Chinese keys, fingerroot, lesser galangal or Chinese ginger, is a medicinal and culinary herb from China and Southeast Asia. In English, the root has traditionally been called fingerroot, because the shape of the rhizome resembles that of fingers growing out of a center piece. Fingerroot is a kind of ginger (Zingiberaceae). It is an annual crop and indigenous to southern Yunnan Province, China, to west Malaysia, growing in tropical rain forest. It has an underground stem, known as a rhizome. This spreads into many bunches in the same way as banana, ginger, galangal and turmeric. These structures accumulate nutrients and the middle part is more swollen than the head and bottom part. The inner part has a range of colours and aromas depending on the variety of fingerroot. The above-ground part is composed of a leaf stalk that has a sheath cove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
