''Nanochilus'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains only one known species, ''Nanochilus palembanicus'',

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...

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Endemic flora of Sumatra Zingiberoideae Zingiberaceae genera Monotypic Zingiberales genera {{Zingiberales-stub