What is "globba"

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.

Species currently accepted as of July 2014:

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