Dancing ladies

(Globba albiflora)

galery

Description

Globba albiflora is a small plant in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae, sometimes called dancing ladies. This species can be found in Indo-China, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra. 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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Zingiberales
Family:Zingiberaceae
Genus:Globba
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