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Taxon:  Kaempferia galanga L.



Summary
Genus:
Kaempferia
Family:
Zingiberaceae
Subfamily:
Zingiberoideae
Tribe:
Zingibereae
Nomen number:
20916
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:2. 1753
Verified:
11/06/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
  3. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  4. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  5. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  6. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  7. Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
  8. Holttum, R. E. 1950. The Zingiberaceae of Malay Peninsula. Gard. Bull. Singapore 13:121.
  9. Hooker, J. D. 1872-1897. Flora of British India
  10. Kool, A. et al. Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Lao PDR (on-line resource).
  11. Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
  12. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  13. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  14. Newman, M. et al. 2004. Checklist of the Zingiberaceae of Malesia. Blumea Suppl. 16:119.
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  16. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
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Common names
English
galanga –
German
indische Gewürzlilie –
India
chandramula –
Malay
chekur –
Swedish
kentjur –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
  • INDO-CHINA: Laos, Thailand
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa], Malaysia, Philippines
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesflavoring Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
Food additivesflavoring Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Food additivesflavoring Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):334.
Human foodvegetable Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):334.
Medicinesfolklorefide Pl Res SEAs 12(1):334. 1999; CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=20916. Accessed 29 May 2025.