''Boesenbergia'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains more than 70 species, native to
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#''Boesenbergia alba
''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.).
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'' (K.Larsen & R.M.Sm.) Mood & L.M.Prince - Thailand
#''Boesenbergia albolutea
''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.).
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'' (Baker) Schltr. - Andaman Islands
#''Boesenbergia albomaculata
''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.).
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'' S.Q.Tong - Yunnan
# '' Boesenbergia albosanguinea'' (Ridl.) Loes.
#'' Boesenbergia angustifolia'' (Hallier f.) Schltr. - Thailand, Sumatra
#'' Boesenbergia apiculata'' (Valeton) Loes. in H.G.A.Engler - Kalimantan
#'' Boesenbergia armeniaca'' Cowley - Brunei, Sabah
# ''Boesenbergia atropurpurea
''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.).
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# '' Boesenbergia aurantiaca'' R.M.Sm.
#'' Boesenbergia baimaii'' Saensouk & K.Larsen - Thailand
#''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.).
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'' K.Larsen ex Sirirugsa - Thailand
#''Boesenbergia belalongensis
''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.).
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'' A.D.Poulsen - Brunei
# ''Boesenbergia bella
''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.).
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'' Mood & L.M.Prince
#''Boesenbergia bruneiana
''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.).
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'' Cowley - Brunei
#''Boesenbergia burttiana
''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.).
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'' R.M.Sm. - Sarawak
# ''Boesenbergia burttii
''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.).
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'' (K.Larsen & Jenjitt.) Mood & L.M.Prince
#''Boesenbergia clivalis
''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.).
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'' (Ridl.) Schltr. - Peninsular Malaysia
# ''Boesenbergia collinsii
''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.).
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'' Mood & L.M.Prince
#''Boesenbergia cordata
''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.).
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'' R.M.Sm. - Sarawak
#''Boesenbergia curtisii
''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.).
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'' (Baker) Schltr. - Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand
#''Boesenbergia decus-silvae
''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.).
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'' (Hallier f.) Ardiyani & Mood
#''Boesenbergia extensa
''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.).
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'' (K.Schum.) Veldkamp & Mood
#''Boesenbergia flabellata
''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.).
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'' S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak
#'' Boesenbergia flava'' Holttum - Peninsular Malaysia
#'' Boesenbergia flavoalba'' R.M.Sm. - Borneo
#'' Boesenbergia flavorubra'' R.M.Sm. - Sabah, Sarawak
#'' Boesenbergia gelatinosa'' K.Larsen - Thailand
#'' Boesenbergia grandifolia'' (Valeton) Merr. - Borneo
#'' Boesenbergia grandis'' R.M.Sm. - Sabah, Sarawak
#''Boesenbergia hirta
''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.).
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'' (Ridl.) Merr. - Sarawak
#'' Boesenbergia hosensis'' Cowley - Sarawak
#'' Boesenbergia hutchinsonii'' B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm. - Sarawak
#'' Boesenbergia imbakensis'' S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sabah
# '' Boesenbergia isanensis'' Saensouk & P.Saensouk
#'' Boesenbergia ischnosiphon'' S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak
#''Boesenbergia islamii
''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.).
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'' Yusof & M.A.Rahman - Bangladesh
#'' Boesenbergia jangarunii'' Cowley - Brunei
#''Boesenbergia kenali
''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.).
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'' C.K.Lim - Peninsular Malaysia
#'' Boesenbergia kerbyi'' R.M.Sm. - Sarawak
# '' Boesenbergia kerrii'' Mood, L.M.Prince & Triboun
# '' Boesenbergia kingii'' Mood & L.M.Prince
#''Boesenbergia laevivaginata
''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.).
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'' S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sabah, Sarawak
#'' Boesenbergia lambirensis'' S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak
# '' Boesenbergia laotica'' (Picheans. & Mokkamul) Mood & L.M.Prince
# '' Boesenbergia latilabra'' (Valeton) Veldkamp & Mood
# '' Boesenbergia latongensis'' Meekiong, Ipor & Ibrahim
#'' Boesenbergia loerzingii'' (Valeton) K.Larsen ex M.F.Newman, Lhuillier & A.D.Poulsen - Sumatra
#'' Boesenbergia longiflora'' (Wall.) Kuntze - Myanmar
#''Boesenbergia longipes
''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.).
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'' (King & Prain ex Ridl.) Schltr. - Perak, Thailand
#''Boesenbergia longipetiolata
''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.).
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'' (Ridl.) Merr. - Mindanao
#'' Boesenbergia lysichitoides'' S.Sakai & Nagam. - Sarawak
#'' Boesenbergia macropoda'' Merr. - Jolo
# '' Boesenbergia magna'' (R.M.Sm.) Veldkamp & Mood
#'' Boesenbergia maxwellii'' Mood, L.M.Prince & Triboun - Myanmar, ThailandBGO Plant Index, Thailand - with illustration (retrieved 13/9/2017)
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# '' Boesenbergia meghalayensis'' Aishwarya & M.Sabu
#''Boesenbergia minor
''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.).
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#''Boesenbergia ochroleuca
''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.).
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'' (Ridl.) Schltr. - Thailand
#'' Boesenbergia oligosperma'' (K.Schum.) R.M.Sm. - Sarawak
#''Boesenbergia orbiculata
''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.).
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'' R.M.Sm. - Brunei, Sarawak
#'' Boesenbergia ornata'' (N.E.Br.) R.M.Sm. - Kalimantan
#''Boesenbergia parva
''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.).
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#'' Boesenbergia parvula'' (Wall. ex Baker) Kuntze - Myanmar, Thailand
# '' Boesenbergia pauciflora'' (R.M.Sm.) Veldkamp & Mood
#'' Boesenbergia petiolata'' Sirirugsa - Thailand
# '' Boesenbergia phengklaii'' Mood
#'' Boesenbergia plicata'' (Ridl.) Holttum - Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia
#'' Boesenbergia prainiana'' (King ex Baker) Schltr. - Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia
#'' Boesenbergia pulchella'' (Ridl.) Merr. - Sabah, Sarawak
#'' Boesenbergia pulcherrima'' (Wall.) Kuntze - India, Thailand, Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia – type species
# '' Boesenbergia purpureorubra'' Mood & L.M.Prince
# '' Boesenbergia putiana'' Mood & L.M.Prince
# '' Boesenbergia quangngaiensis'' N.S.Lý
#'' Boesenbergia regalis'' Kharuk. & Tohdam - Thailand
#'' Boesenbergia roseopunctata'' (Ridl.) I.M.Turner - Sumatra
#''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 Chin ...
'' (L.) Mansf. - Yunnan, Indochina, Java, Malaysia, Sumatra, Andaman Islands; introduced into India and Sri Lanka
#'' Boesenbergia rubrolutea'' (Baker) Kuntze - Assam
#'' Boesenbergia siamensis'' (Gagnep.) Sirirugsa - Thailand
#'' Boesenbergia siphonantha'' (King ex Baker) M.Sabu, Prasanthk. & Škornick. - Indochina
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#'' Boesenbergia stenophylla'' R.M.Sm. - Borneo
#'' Boesenbergia striata'' (Valeton) Loes. in H.G.A.Engler - Kalimantan
#'' Boesenbergia subulata'' S.Sakai & Nagam - Borneo
#'' Boesenbergia tenuispicata'' K.Larsen - Thailand
#''Boesenbergia thailandica
''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.).
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#'' Boesenbergia thorelii'' (Gagnep.) Loes. in H.G.A.Engler - Indochina
#'' Boesenbergia tiliifolia'' (Baker) Kuntze - India, Assam
#'' Boesenbergia tillandsiodes'' (Baker) Kuntze - India, Assam, Peninsular Malaysia
#'' Boesenbergia trangensis'' K.Larsen - Thailand
#'' Boesenbergia uniflora'' (K.Schum.) Ardiyani & Mood
#'' Boesenbergia urceoligena'' A.D.Poulsen - Brunei
#'' Boesenbergia variegata'' R.M.Sm. - Sabah, Sarawak
#'' Boesenbergia violacea'' (K.Larsen & Triboun) Mood & L.M.Prince
#'' Boesenbergia vittata'' (N.E.Br.) Loes. in H.G.A.Engler - Sumatra
#''Boesenbergia xiphostachya
''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.).
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'' (Gagnep.) Loes. in H.G.A.Engler - Vietnam
Note: ''Boesenbergia fallax'' Loes. in H.G.A.Engler is a synonym of ''Zingiber
The genus ''Zingiber'' is native to Southeast Asia especially in Thailand, China, the Indian Subcontinent, and New Guinea. It contains the true gingers, plants grown the world over for their culinary value. The most well known are '' Z. officina ...
fallax'' (Loes.) L.Bai, Juan Chen & N.H.Xia
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Zingiberaceae genera