Geocharis (plant) explained

Geocharis is a genus of plants in the family Zingiberaceae. It is native to insular Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines).^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Geocharis aurantiaca Ridl. - Johor
• Geocharis fusiformis (Ridl.) R.M.Sm. - Philippines, Sabah
• Geocharis macrostemon (K.Schum.) Holttum - Sumatra
• Geocharis radicalis (Valeton) B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm. - Sumatra
• Geocharis rubra Ridl. - Sarawak
• Geocharis secundiflora (Ridl.) Holttum - Peninsular Malaysia

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=246909 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.