Kaempferia galanga, commonly known as kencur, aromatic ginger, sand ginger, cutcherry, is a monocotyledonous plant in the ginger family, and one of four plants called galangal. It is found primarily in open areas in Indonesia, southern China, Taiwan, Cambodia, and India, but is also widely cultivated throughout Southeast Asia.
Kencur
species of plant
Also known as:
English:
aromatic gingersand gingercutcherryresurrection lily
Latin species name:
Kaempferia galanga
Wikidata ID:
Q1113398
Wikipedia title:
Kaempferia galanga
References:
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