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Kaempferia kirkii, Schumann (Cienkowskya Kirkii, Hook. f.). Lf.-st. 3-4 in. long: lvs. about 4, crowded at the apex of the st., oblong, acute, 8-9 in. long, 2 ½ -3 in. wide at the middle: flowering sts. short, slender, 1-fld.; corolla-lobes oblong- lanceolate, 1 in. long; staminodes more than twice as long as the corolla- lobes, pale rose-purple; lip rounded at the apex, slightly notched, 2 in. broad, with a yellow mark at the throat. Trop. Afr. B.M. 5994. I.H. 30:495. G.W. 2, p. 253. var. elatior, Stapf. Taller: Ilvs. longer, the base long-attenuate, the petiole longer: lip bright rose, with a yellow blotch bordered by purple marking. Rhodesia. B.M. 8188.
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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