Boesenbergia rotunda

Boesenbergia rotunda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Zingiberaceae
Genus:	Boesenbergia
Species:	B. rotunda
Binomial name
Boesenbergia rotunda (L.) Mansf.
Synonyms
Boesenbergia cochinchinensis (Gagnep.) Loes. Boesenbergia pandurata (Roxb.) Schltr. Curcuma rotunda L. Gastrochilus panduratus (Roxb.) Ridl. Gastrochilus rotundus (L.) Alston Kaempferia cochinchinensis Gagnep. Kaempferia ovata Roscoe Kaempferia pandurata Roxb.

Boesenbergia rotunda, commonly known as Chinese keys, fingerroot, lesser galangal or Chinese ginger, is a medicinal and culinary herb from China and Southeast Asia. In English, the root has traditionally been called fingerroot, because the shape of the rhizome resembles that of fingers growing out of a center piece.

Common names

• Cambodian: k'cheay (Khmer: ខ្ជាយ)
• Indonesian: temu kunci
• Sinhalese: haran kaha (හරං කහ)
• Thai: krachai
• Vietnamese: bông nga truật

Acknowledgements

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