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Hitchenia

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

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.