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Kaempferia galanga
Also called Aromatic Ginger, Resurrection Lily, Sand Ginger, Cutcherry
In Singapore: Cekur, Kencur, Sand ginger, Resurrection lily, 沙姜 (rhizome), 山奈 (whole plant) (Grown in Singapore)
Kaempferia galanga, also called kencur or aromatic ginger, is a rhizomatous perennial in the ginger family grown mainly for its aromatic rhizomes used as a spice. It thrives in warm, humid, partly shaded conditions with moist, well-drained soil.
Kaempferia galanga, commonly known as kencur, aromatic ginger, sand ginger, cutcherry, is a monocotyledonous plant in the ginger family, and one of four plants called galangal. It is found primarily in open areas in Indonesia, southern China, Taiwan, Cambodia, and India, but is also widely cultivated throughout Southeast Asia.
Kaempferia galanga is used as a spice in cooking in Indonesia, where it is called kencur ('cekur' in Malaysia), and especially in Javanese and Balinese cuisines. Beras kencur, which combines dried K. galanga powder with rice flour, is a particularly popular jamu herbal drink. Its leaves are also used in the Malay rice dish, nasi ulam.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
