Kaempferia Linnaeus
General: Root tuberous, Pseudostem short or obsolete
Rhizome: tuberous
Leaf: shape: suborbicular, filiform
Leaf: other characteristics: ligule small or absent
Petiole: present
Bracts or bracteoles: 1-flowered or 2-flowered, bracteoles present, bracteoles apex 2-lobed or 2-cleft to base
Inflorescence: terminal, arising from pseudostems, capitate
Calyx: tubular, apex 3-lobed or 3-toothed, split on 1 side
Corolla: shorter or equalling calyx
Labellum: apex lobed or cleft or concave or emarginate
Stamens or staminodes: petaloid
Filament: short or absent
Connective: forming a reflexed crest, appendage entire, 2-cleft or 3-lobed
Ovary: 3-loculed
Fruit: globose
Seed: globose or subglobose, ellipsoid, aril lacerate