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Hitchenia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Zingiberaceae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Zingiberales

Species
  
H. glauca

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Hitchenia is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains only one recognized species, Hitchenia glauca, endemic to Myanmar (Burma).

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A few other species were formerly included in Hitchenia but have been moved to other genera:

  • Hitchenia careyana Benth. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker = Larsenianthus careyanus (Benth.) W.J.Kress & Mood
  • Hitchenia caulina (J.Graham) Baker = Curcuma caulina J.Graham
  • Hitchenia musacea Baker = Stachyphrynium latifolium (Blume) K.Schum.
  • Hitchenia roscoeana (Wall.) Benth. & Hook.f. = Curcuma roscoeana Wall.

    • Indian arrowroot or chavar hitchenia caulina of the kas plateau


    References

    Hitchenia Wikipedia
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