About Aromatic Ginger
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.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Kaempferia galanga
- Genus
- Kaempferia
- Family
- ZINGIBERACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- चँद्रमूला Chandramula, Sidhoul, chandramula
- Bengali
- ekangi, bhui champa, একাঙ্গী
- Tamil
- கசோலம் Kacholum, Pulankilanku, கச்சோளம்
- Kannada
- Kachchura, Kachhoora
- Malayalam
- Kachhuram, Katjulam, കച്ചോലം
- Marathi
- कचरी Kachri, कपूर कचरी Kapur kachri
Botanical family
Zingiberaceae
Ginger family
Aromatic Ginger belongs to the Zingiberaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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