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Species

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'' includes: # '' Globba acehensis'' A.Takano & H.Okada - Sumatra # ''

Globba adhaerens ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Gagnep. - Indochina # '' Globba albiflora'' Ridl. - Indochina # ''

Globba albobracteata ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' N.E.Br. - Sumatra # '' Globba andersonii'' C.B.Clarke ex Baker in J.D.Hooker - eastern Himalayas # '' Globba angcorensis'' Gagnep. - Cambodia, Vietnam # ''

Globba annamensis ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Gagnep. - Laos, Vietnam # '' Globba argyrocycnos'' Sangvir. & M.F.Newman # ''

Globba arracanensis ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Kurz - northern Myanmar # ''

Globba atrosanguinea ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species '' Plants of the World Online'' includ ...

'' Teijsm. & Binn. - Sumatra, Borneo # '' Globba aurantiaca'' Miq. - Sumatra # ''

Globba aurea ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Elmer - Palawan, Busuanga # ''

Globba bicolor ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Gagnep. - Cambodia, Vietnam # ''

Globba brachyanthera ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' K.Schum. - Sumatra, Borneo # ''

Globba bracteolata ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Wall. ex Baker in J.D.Hooker - Bangladesh, Assam, Myanmar # ''

Globba brevifolia ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Luzon # ''

Globba cambodgensis ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Gagnep. - Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand # ''

Globba campsophylla ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Philippines # ''

Globba candida ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Gagnep. - Cambodia # ''

Globba cernua ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Baker in J.D.Hooker - Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra # ''

Globba chekiangensis ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' G.Y.Li, Z.H.Chen & G.H.Xia - Zhejiang # ''

Globba clarkei ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Baker in J.D.Hooker - Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bangladesh, Thailand # ''

Globba colpicola ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Thailand # ''

Globba corneri ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' A.A.Weber - Malaysia # ''

Globba curtisii ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Holttum - Malaysia # '' Globba emeiensis'' Z.Y.Zhu - Sichuan # ''

Globba fecunda ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species '' Plants of the World Online'' includ ...

'' A.Takano & H.Okada - Sumatra # '' Globba flagellaris'' K.Larsen - Thailand # ''

Globba flavibracteata ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' A.Takano & H.Okada - Sumatra # ''

Globba fragilis ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' S.N.Lim - Thailand, Langkawi # ''

Globba franciscii ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Ridl. - Sabah, Sarawak # ''

Globba garrettii ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Kerr - Thailand # '' Globba geoffrayi'' Gagnep. - Cambodia # '' Globba glandulosa'' Ridl. - Sarawak # '' Globba globulifera'' Gagnep. - Thailand, Vietnam # '' Globba gracilis'' K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Mindanao # ''

Globba hasseltii ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Boerl. in A.L.van Hasselt - Sumatra # '' Globba holttumii'' S.N.Lim - Malaysia # ''

Globba insectifera ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Ridl. - Myanmar # '' Globba integra'' Ridl. - Thailand # ''Globba'' × ''intermedia'' S.N.Lim - Malaysia (''G. cernua'' × ''G. patens'') # ''

Globba keithii ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Ridl. - Thailand # ''

Globba kerrii ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species '' Plants of the World Online'' includ ...

'' Craib - Myanmar, Thailand # '' Globba laeta'' K.Larsen - Myanmar, Thailand # ''

Globba lancangensis ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Y.Y.Qian - Yunnan # ''

Globba latifolia ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Ridl. - Philippines # '' Globba leucantha'' Miq. - Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra # ''

Globba leucocarpa ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Ridl. - Philippines # ''

Globba macrocarpa ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Gagnep. - Indochina # '' Globba macroclada'' Gagnep. - Nepal, eastern Himalayas # ''

Globba maculata ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species '' Plants of the World Online'' includ ...

'' Blume - Java # '' Globba marantina'' L. - widespread through the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia (Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, etc.) as well as Yunnan, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Mer ( = Murray Island in Queensland) # '' Globba menglianensis'' Y.Y.Qian - Yunnan # ''

Globba merrilli ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Ridl. - Luzon # ''

Globba mogokensis ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' W.W.Sm. & Banerji - Myanmar # '' Globba multiflora'' Wall. ex Baker in J.D.Hooker - Assam, Bangladesh, eastern Himalayas, Myanmar # '' Globba multifolia'' A.Takano & H.Okada - Sumatra # ''

Globba muluensis ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' R.M.Sm. - Borneo # ''

Globba nawawii ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Ibrahim & K.Larsen - Terengganu # '' Globba nisbetiana'' Craib - Thailand # '' Globba nuda'' K.Larsen - Thailand # ''

Globba obscura ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' K.Larsen - Thailand # '' Globba orixensis'' Roxb. - Bangladesh, eastern India, Myanmar # '' Globba paniculata'' Valeton - Sumatra # '' Globba parva'' Gagnep. - Indochina # '' Globba parviflora'' C.Presl - Philippines # '' Globba patens'' Miq. - Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra # '' Globba pauciflora'' King ex Baker in J.D.Hooker - Myanmar, Andaman & Nicobar Islands # ''

Globba pendula ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Roxb. - Assam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indochina, western Indonesia, Malaysia, Andaman Islands # '' Globba platystachya'' Baker in J.D.Hooker - southern India # ''

Globba praecox ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online Plants ...

'' K.J.Williams & Paisooks. - Thailand # ''

Globba propinqua ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Ridl. - Borneo # '' Globba pumila'' Ridl. - Sarawak # ''

Globba purpurascens ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Craib - Thailand # ''

Globba pyramidata ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Gagnep. - Cambodia, Vietnam, Mindanao # '' Globba racemosa'' Sm. - Himalayas, southern China, Myanmar, Thailand # '' Globba radicalis'' Roxb. - eastern Himalayas # ''

Globba rahmanii ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Yusof - Bangladesh # '' Globba ranongensis'' Picheans. & Tiyaw. - Thailand # '' Globba reflexa'' Craib - Thailand # ''

Globba rosea ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Gagnep. - Laos # ''

Globba schomburgkii ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Hook.f. - Yunnan, Assam, Indochina # '' Globba sessiliflora'' Sims - India, Myanmar, Thailand # '' Globba sherwoodiana'' W.J.Kress & V.Gowda - Assam, Myanmar # '' Globba siamensis'' (Hemsl.) Hemsl. - Thailand, Laos, Cambodia # ''

Globba spathulata ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Roxb. - eastern Himalayas # '' Globba subscaposa'' Collett & Hemsl. - Myanmar # ''

Globba substrigosa ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' King ex Baker in J.D.Hooker - Myanmar, Thailand # '' Globba talangensis'' A.Takano & H.Okada - Sumatra # '' Globba tembatensis'' Y.Y.Sam & Julius - Malaysia # ''

Globba thorelii ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Gagnep. - Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia # '' Globba tricolor'' Ridl. - Borneo # ''

Globba unifolia ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Ridl. - Malaysia, Thailand # '' Globba urophylla'' K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Maluku # '' Globba ustulata'' Gagnep. - Balabac, Vietnam # ''

Globba variabilis ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Ridl. - Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra # ''

Globba wardii ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' (B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.) K.J.Williams - Mizoram, Myanmar # ''

Globba wengeri ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' (C.E.C.Fisch.) K.J.Williams - Assam, Myanmar # '' Globba winitii'' C.H.Wright - Thailand, Myanmar # ''

Globba xantholeuca ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species '' Plants of the World Online'' includ ...

'' Craib - Thailand # ''

Globba yeatsiana ''Globba'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' includes: ...

'' Craib - Thailand

References

External links

Pacific Bulb Society, ''Globba''
photos of several species
Floridata, ''Globba winitii'', Common Names: dancing ladies ginger, dancing girls ginger

Dave's Garden, PlantFiles: Dancing Girl Ginger ''Globba schomburgkii''

National Tropical Botanical Garden (USA), ''Globba atrosanguinea''
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