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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
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 Wall.
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.

References

External links

• Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, Hitchenia glauca 'Rangoon Beauty' photo

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Hitchenia es un género de plantas con flores perteneciente a la familia Zingiberaceae. Comprende cinco especies.

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