Hitchenia

Hitchenia is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains only one recognized species, Hitchenia glauca, endemic to Myanmar (Burma).[1] The plant, which is called malaphu (မာလာဖူး) in Burmese, is used as an herb in Burmese cuisine.[2]

Hitchenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Subfamily: Zingiberoideae
Tribe: Zingibereae
Genus: Hitchenia
Wall.
Species:
H. glauca
Binomial name
Hitchenia glauca
Synonyms[1]
  • Dischema glaucum (Wall.) Voigt

A few other species were formerly included in Hitchenia but have been moved to other genera:[1]

  • 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.

Curcuma and Larsenianthus are in the family Zingiberaceae , but Stachyphrynium is in Marantaceae.

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