Globba Explained

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.^{[1] [2]}

Species

Plants of the World Online includes:^[1]

1. Globba acehensis A.Takano & H.Okada - Sumatra
2. Globba adhaerens Gagnep. - Indochina
3. Globba albiflora Ridl. - Indochina
4. Globba albobracteata N.E.Br. - Sumatra
5. Globba andersonii C.B.Clarke ex Baker in J.D.Hooker - eastern Himalayas
6. Globba angcorensis Gagnep. - Cambodia, Vietnam
7. Globba annamensis Gagnep. - Laos, Vietnam
8. Globba argyrocycnos Sangvir. & M.F.Newman
9. Globba arracanensis Kurz - northern Myanmar
10. Globba atrosanguinea Teijsm. & Binn. - Sumatra, Borneo
11. Globba aurantiaca Miq. - Sumatra
12. Globba aurea Elmer - Palawan, Busuanga
13. Globba bicolor Gagnep. - Cambodia, Vietnam
14. Globba brachyanthera K.Schum. - Sumatra, Borneo
15. Globba bracteolata Wall. ex Baker in J.D.Hooker - Bangladesh, Assam, Myanmar
16. Globba brevifolia (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Luzon
17. Globba cambodgensis Gagnep. - Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand
18. Globba campsophylla K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Philippines
19. Globba candida Gagnep. - Cambodia
20. Globba cernua Baker in J.D.Hooker - Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra
21. Globba chekiangensis G.Y.Li, Z.H.Chen & G.H.Xia - Zhejiang
22. Globba clarkei Baker in J.D.Hooker - Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bangladesh, Thailand
23. Globba colpicola K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Thailand
24. Globba corneri A.A.Weber - Malaysia
25. Globba curtisii Holttum - Malaysia
26. Globba emeiensis Z.Y.Zhu - Sichuan
27. Globba fecunda A.Takano & H.Okada - Sumatra
28. Globba flagellaris K.Larsen - Thailand
29. Globba flavibracteata A.Takano & H.Okada - Sumatra
30. Globba fragilis S.N.Lim - Thailand, Langkawi
31. Globba franciscii Ridl. - Sabah, Sarawak
32. Globba garrettii Kerr - Thailand
33. Globba geoffrayi Gagnep. - Cambodia
34. Globba glandulosa Ridl. - Sarawak
35. Globba globulifera Gagnep. - Thailand, Vietnam
36. Globba gracilis K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Mindanao
37. Globba hasseltii Boerl. in A.L.van Hasselt - Sumatra
38. Globba holttumii S.N.Lim - Malaysia
39. Globba insectifera Ridl. - Myanmar
40. Globba integra Ridl. - Thailand
41. Globba × intermedia S.N.Lim - Malaysia (G. cernua × G. patens)
42. Globba keithii Ridl. - Thailand
43. Globba kerrii Craib - Myanmar, Thailand
44. Globba laeta K.Larsen - Myanmar, Thailand
45. Globba lancangensis Y.Y.Qian - Yunnan
46. Globba latifolia Ridl. - Philippines
47. Globba leucantha Miq. - Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra
48. Globba leucocarpa Ridl. - Philippines
49. Globba macrocarpa Gagnep. - Indochina
50. Globba macroclada Gagnep. - Nepal, eastern Himalayas
51. Globba maculata Blume - Java
52. Globba marantina L. - widespread through the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia (Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, etc.) as well as Yunnan, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Mer (= Murray Island in Queensland)
53. Globba menglianensis Y.Y.Qian - Yunnan
54. Globba merrilli Ridl. - Luzon
55. Globba mogokensis W.W.Sm. & Banerji - Myanmar
56. Globba multiflora Wall. ex Baker in J.D.Hooker - Assam, Bangladesh, eastern Himalayas, Myanmar
57. Globba multifolia A.Takano & H.Okada - Sumatra
58. Globba muluensis R.M.Sm. - Borneo
59. Globba nawawii Ibrahim & K.Larsen - Terengganu
60. Globba nisbetiana Craib - Thailand
61. Globba nuda K.Larsen - Thailand
62. Globba obscura K.Larsen - Thailand
63. Globba orixensis Roxb. - Bangladesh, eastern India, Myanmar
64. Globba paniculata Valeton - Sumatra
65. Globba parva Gagnep. - Indochina
66. Globba parviflora C.Presl - Philippines
67. Globba patens Miq. - Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra
68. Globba pauciflora King ex Baker in J.D.Hooker - Myanmar, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
69. Globba pendula Roxb. - Assam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indochina, western Indonesia, Malaysia, Andaman Islands
70. Globba platystachya Baker in J.D.Hooker - southern India
71. Globba praecox K.J.Williams & Paisooks. - Thailand
72. Globba propinqua Ridl. - Borneo
73. Globba pumila Ridl. - Sarawak
74. Globba purpurascens Craib - Thailand
75. Globba pyramidata Gagnep. - Cambodia, Vietnam, Mindanao
76. Globba racemosa Sm. - Himalayas, southern China, Myanmar, Thailand
77. Globba radicalis Roxb. - eastern Himalayas
78. Globba rahmanii Yusof - Bangladesh
79. Globba ranongensis Picheans. & Tiyaw. - Thailand
80. Globba reflexa Craib - Thailand
81. Globba rosea Gagnep. - Laos
82. Globba schomburgkii Hook.f. - Yunnan, Assam, Indochina
83. Globba sessiliflora Sims - India, Myanmar, Thailand
84. Globba sherwoodiana W.J.Kress & V.Gowda - Assam, Myanmar
85. Globba siamensis (Hemsl.) Hemsl. - Thailand, Laos, Cambodia
86. Globba spathulata Roxb. - eastern Himalayas
87. Globba subscaposa Collett & Hemsl. - Myanmar
88. Globba substrigosa King ex Baker in J.D.Hooker - Myanmar, Thailand
89. Globba talangensis A.Takano & H.Okada - Sumatra
90. Globba tembatensis Y.Y.Sam & Julius - Malaysia
91. Globba thorelii Gagnep. - Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia
92. Globba tricolor Ridl. - Borneo
93. Globba unifolia Ridl. - Malaysia, Thailand
94. Globba urophylla K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Maluku
95. Globba ustulata Gagnep. - Balabac, Vietnam
96. Globba variabilis Ridl. - Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra
97. Globba wardii (B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.) K.J.Williams - Mizoram, Myanmar
98. Globba wengeri (C.E.C.Fisch.) K.J.Williams - Assam, Myanmar
99. Globba winitii C.H.Wright - Thailand, Myanmar
100. Globba xantholeuca Craib - Thailand
101. Globba yeatsiana Craib - Thailand

External links

• Pacific Bulb Society, Globba photos of several species
• Floridata, Globba winitii, Common Names: dancing ladies ginger, dancing girls ginger
• Dave's Garden, PlantFiles: Dancing Girl Ginger Globba schomburgkii
• National Tropical Botanical Garden (USA), Globba atrosanguinea

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=247009 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=113644 Flora of China v 24 p 358, 舞花姜属 wu hua jiang shu, Globba Linnaeus, Mant. Pl. 2: 143, 170. 1771.