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
Plants of the World Online includes:
Globba acehensis A.Takano & H.Okada - Sumatra
Globba adhaerens Gagnep. - Indochina
Globba albiflora Ridl. - Indochina
Globba albobracteata N.E.Br. - Sumatra
Globba andersonii C.B.Clarke ex Baker in J.D.Hooker - eastern Himalayas
Globba angcorensis Gagnep. - Cambodia, Vietnam
Globba annamensis Gagnep. - Laos, Vietnam
Globba argyrocycnos Sangvir. & M.F.Newman
Globba arracanensis Kurz - northern Myanmar
Globba atrosanguinea Teijsm. & Binn. - Sumatra, Borneo
Globba aurantiaca Miq. - Sumatra
Globba aurea Elmer - Palawan, Busuanga
Globba bicolor Gagnep. - Cambodia, Vietnam
Globba brachyanthera K.Schum. - Sumatra, Borneo
Globba bracteolata Wall. ex Baker in J.D.Hooker - Bangladesh, Assam, Myanmar
Globba brevifolia (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Luzon
Globba cambodgensis Gagnep. - Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand
Globba campsophylla K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Philippines
Globba candida Gagnep. - Cambodia
Globba cernua Baker in J.D.Hooker - Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra
Globba chekiangensis G.Y.Li, Z.H.Chen & G.H.Xia - Zhejiang
Globba clarkei Baker in J.D.Hooker - Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bangladesh, Thailand
Globba colpicola K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Thailand
Globba corneri A.A.Weber - Malaysia
Globba curtisii Holttum - Malaysia
Globba emeiensis Z.Y.Zhu - Sichuan
Globba fecunda A.Takano & H.Okada - Sumatra
Globba flagellaris K.Larsen - Thailand
Globba flavibracteata A.Takano & H.Okada - Sumatra
Globba fragilis S.N.Lim - Thailand, Langkawi
Globba franciscii Ridl. - Sabah, Sarawak
Globba garrettii Kerr - Thailand
Globba geoffrayi Gagnep. - Cambodia
Globba glandulosa Ridl. - Sarawak
Globba globulifera Gagnep. - Thailand, Vietnam
Globba gracilis K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Mindanao
Globba hasseltii Boerl. in A.L.van Hasselt - Sumatra
Globba holttumii S.N.Lim - Malaysia
Globba insectifera Ridl. - Myanmar
Globba integra Ridl. - Thailand
Globba × intermedia S.N.Lim - Malaysia (G. cernua × G. patens)
Globba keithii Ridl. - Thailand
Globba kerrii Craib - Myanmar, Thailand
Globba laeta K.Larsen - Myanmar, Thailand
Globba lancangensis Y.Y.Qian - Yunnan
Globba latifolia Ridl. - Philippines
Globba leucantha Miq. - Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra
Globba leucocarpa Ridl. - Philippines
Globba macrocarpa Gagnep. - Indochina
Globba macroclada Gagnep. - Nepal, eastern Himalayas
Globba maculata Blume - Java
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)
Globba menglianensis Y.Y.Qian - Yunnan
Globba merrilli Ridl. - Luzon
Globba mogokensis W.W.Sm. & Banerji - Myanmar
Globba multiflora Wall. ex Baker in J.D.Hooker - Assam, Bangladesh, eastern Himalayas, Myanmar
Globba multifolia A.Takano & H.Okada - Sumatra
Globba muluensis R.M.Sm. - Borneo
Globba nawawii Ibrahim & K.Larsen - Terengganu
Globba nisbetiana Craib - Thailand
Globba nuda K.Larsen - Thailand
Globba obscura K.Larsen - Thailand
Globba orixensis Roxb. - Bangladesh, eastern India, Myanmar
Globba paniculata Valeton - Sumatra
Globba parva Gagnep. - Indochina
Globba parviflora C.Presl - Philippines
Globba patens Miq. - Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra
Globba pauciflora King ex Baker in J.D.Hooker - Myanmar, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Globba pendula Roxb. - Assam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indochina, western Indonesia, Malaysia, Andaman Islands
Globba platystachya Baker in J.D.Hooker - southern India
Globba praecox K.J.Williams & Paisooks. - Thailand
Globba propinqua Ridl. - Borneo
Globba pumila Ridl. - Sarawak
Globba purpurascens Craib - Thailand
Globba pyramidata Gagnep. - Cambodia, Vietnam, Mindanao
Globba racemosa Sm. - Himalayas, southern China, Myanmar, Thailand
Globba radicalis Roxb. - eastern Himalayas
Globba rahmanii Yusof - Bangladesh
Globba ranongensis Picheans. & Tiyaw. - Thailand
Globba reflexa Craib - Thailand
Globba rosea Gagnep. - Laos
Globba schomburgkii Hook.f. - Yunnan, Assam, Indochina
Globba sessiliflora Sims - India, Myanmar, Thailand
Globba sherwoodiana W.J.Kress & V.Gowda - Assam, Myanmar
Globba siamensis (Hemsl.) Hemsl. - Thailand, Laos, Cambodia
Globba spathulata Roxb. - eastern Himalayas
Globba subscaposa Collett & Hemsl. - Myanmar
Globba substrigosa King ex Baker in J.D.Hooker - Myanmar, Thailand
Globba talangensis A.Takano & H.Okada - Sumatra
Globba tembatensis Y.Y.Sam & Julius - Malaysia
Globba thorelii Gagnep. - Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia
Globba tricolor Ridl. - Borneo
Globba unifolia Ridl. - Malaysia, Thailand
Globba urophylla K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler - Maluku
Globba ustulata Gagnep. - Balabac, Vietnam
Globba variabilis Ridl. - Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra
Globba wardii (B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.) K.J.Williams - Mizoram, Myanmar
Globba wengeri (C.E.C.Fisch.) K.J.Williams - Assam, Myanmar
Globba winitii C.H.Wright - Thailand, Myanmar
Globba xantholeuca Craib - Thailand
Globba yeatsiana Craib - Thailand
References
External links
Pacific Bulb Society, Globba photos of several species
Floridata, Globba winitii, Common Names: dancing ladies ginger, dancing girls ginger
Dave's Garden, PlantFiles: Dancing Girl Ginger Globba schomburgkii
National Tropical Botanical Garden (USA), Globba atrosanguinea
Zingiberoideae
Zingiberaceae genera