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Zingiberaceae

Kaempferia

Kaempferia rotunda L.

Family
Zingiberaceae
Genus
Kaempferia

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Common names

By language (14)
Arabic
كايمبفيريا روتوندا
Assamese
ভূমি চম্পা
ban
Temu pepet
Bangla
ভুঁইচাঁপা
Chinese
海南三七
English
Kaempferia
Indonesian
Temu rapet, Kunci pepet, Kunir putih
Japanese
カンフェリア・ロットンダ
Javanese
Kunir putih
mad
Koncè pet
Malayalam
ചെങ്ങഴിനീർക്കൂവ
Persian
کائمپفریا رتوندا
Thai
ว่านหาวนอน
Vietnamese
Cẩm địa

Synonyms

  • Kaempferia longa Jacq.
  • Kaempferia versicolor Salisb.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.