Kaempferia rotunda
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Read about Kaempferia rotunda in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Kaempferia rotunda, linn. stemless, tuberous: lvs. not produced until after the fls., oblong, erect, petioled: corolla-segms.long-linear; staminodes oblong, acute, white, l ½ -2 in. long; lip lilac or reddish, deeply cut into 2 sub-orbicular lobes; anther-crest deeply 2-fid: petiole short, channelled; blade 12 in. long, 3—4 in. wide, usually variegated with darker and lighter green above and tinged purple beneath: spikes 4-6-fld., produced in March and April. India. B.M. 920 and 6054. R.B. 25:181.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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