Kaempferia elegans
Kaempferia elegans | |
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Kaempferia pulchra in Osaka Prefectural Flowers Garden in Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Zingiberales |
Family: | Zingiberaceae |
Subfamily: | Zingiberoideae |
Tribe: | Kaempferia |
Genus: | Kaempferia |
Species: | K. elegans |
Binomial name | |
Kaempferia elegans (Wall.) Baker | |
Synonyms | |
Kaempferia pulchra Ridl. |
Kaempferia elegans (commonly known as the silver spot) is a shade-loving ginger that has 6" round leaves with three rows of silver spots arranged across them. It has small purple flowers.
Further reading
- Odenwald, Neil G.; Turner, James R. (2006), Identification, Selection, and Use of Southern Plants: For Landscape Design (4th ed.), Claitor's, p. 244, ISBN 1-59804-317-X
- Smith, Brenda Beust (28 March 1998), "Increasingly popular gingers produce incredible blooms", Houston Chronicle, p. 5, Factiva hou0000020010917du3s00d4u
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