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Shade loving ginger (Kaempferia elegans)

Description

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.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Zingiberales

            • Family: Zingiberaceae

              • Genus: Kaempferia