''Haplochorema'' is a small genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the ginger family,

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. It has 6 known species, all native to the islands of

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and

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:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> * '' Haplochorema decus-sylvae'' – Borneo * '' Haplochorema extensum'' – Sarawak * '' Haplochorema latilabrum'' – Borneo * '' Haplochorema magnum'' – Sarawak * '' Haplochorema pauciflorum'' – Sarawak * '' Haplochorema sumatranum'' – Sumatra

References

Zingiberoideae Zingiberaceae genera {{Zingiberales-stub