fragrant

Local names: Wan Tin Din, Wan Phaendin Yen, Wan Hom (Northern Region), Hom Por (Central Region).

Common name: Chengkur

Scientific name: Kaempferia galanga L.

genus Kaempferia

Kaempferia galanga species

Alpinia sessilis J.Koenig

Kaempferia humilis Salisb.

Family name: ZINGIBERACEAE

Group of plants, flowering plants

Botanical characteristics

The tree has light green rhizomes. or greenish-white with a fragrant aroma

Leaves: The leaves usually have 2 leaves, spread flat on the ground, without petioles. Sheaths are 1-3 cm long. The leaf blades are green, circular in shape, 3-17 cm wide, 7-20 cm long. The leaf surface is smooth. The leaf margins usually have white The tip is thorny or pointed.

Flowers emerge from bouquets from artificial stems. Surrounded by overlapping leaf sheaths. The bracts are lanceolate and about 2.5 cm long. The calyx is as long as the bracts. The flower petals are drop-shaped, about 2.0-2.5 cm long. The tip is separated into a white, strip-shaped lobe. The side petals are oval, wedge-shaped, approximately 1.2 cm. in diameter. The mouth is 2 cm. wide, 2.5 cm. long. The tip is slightly concave, 2 wavy, white, and the base is purple. Stamens do not have a stalk. Anthers curved, folded down.

Synonym

Ecological conditions

outdoor, shade

ecological conditions

-

Place of origin

cambodia india

Distribution

Widely grown in Southeast Asia.

Planting and propagation

Propagated by separating tubers.

Flowering period

August-September

Utilization type

herb

Origin : https://www.royalparkrajapruek.org/Plants