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Globba

Globba
Globba winitii.jpg
Globba winitii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Globba
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Synonyms
  • Hura J.Koenig in A.J.Retzius
  • Lampujang J.Koenig in A.J.Retzius
  • Sphaerocarpos J.F.Gmel.
  • Manitia Giseke
  • Mantisia Sims
  • Ceratanthera Hornem.
  • Ceratanthera T.Lestib.
  • Colebrookia Donn ex T.Lestib.
  • Achilus Hemsl.

Globba is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains about 100 species, native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland.

Species currently accepted as of July 2014:


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