Boesenbergia rotunda, Curcuma rotunda

Chinese Keys, Fingerroot, Lesser Galangal, Chinese Ginger
Family: Zingiberaceae
Origin: Southeast Asia
Small shrub 2-5 ft

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The flowers are tubular, pink and aromatic and produced in terminal inflorescences. Fingerroot is cultivated as an ornamental. The rhizomes are commonly used as vegetables in main dishes or eaten raw when young.

Similar plants:

Boesenbergia collinsii (Boesenbergia)
Boesenbergia sp. (Chinese Ginger, Fingerroot, Kra Chai)
Curcuma alismatifolia (Siam Tulip)
Curcuma longa (Spice Turmeric, Longevity Spice, Indian Saffron, Tumeric)
Curcuma roscoeana, Curcuma kurzii, Curcuma coccinea (jewel of Burma, Orange Ginger, Orange Siam Tulip)
Curcuma sp. (Siam Tulip, Turmeric)
Hitchenia careyana, Curcuma careyana (Praying Mantle Ginger)

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