Boesenbergia rotunda  (L.) Mansf.

Chinese Keys, Finger Root, Lesser Galangal, Chinese Ginger
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Monocots
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Boesenbergia
Species: rotunda

  • Common names: Chinese Keys, Finger Root, Lesser Galangal, Chinese Ginger
  • Thai names:​ กระชาย krachai (General), กระชายดำ krachai dam (Maha Sarakham), กะแอน ka aen (Maha Sarakham), ขิงทราย khing sai (Maha Sarakham), จี๊ปู chi-pu (Shan-Mae Hong Son), ซีพู si-phu (Shan-Mae Hong Son), เป๊าะซอเร้าะ po-so-ro (Karen-Mae Hong Son), เป๊าะสี่ po-si (Karen-Mae Hong Son), ละแอน la aen (Northern), ว่านพระอาทิตย์ wan phra a thit (Bangkok)
  • Chinese names: 凹唇姜 ao chun jiang
  • Distribution: Cultivated throughout Indo-China
  • Image locations: Nakhon Ratchasima (Khao Yai N.P.)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations
Images of Boesenbergia rotunda from Thailand.
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Boesenbergia rotunda Khao Yai N.P. Nakhon Ratchasima August
References: 
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​​
BGO Plant Database, The Botanical Garden Organization
Flora of China