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Kaempferia "mottled leaf"
Note: we do not have a positive identity for this species yet
Description: Leaves to six inches long and 5 inches broad, beautifully mottled. Juvenile leaves change pattern colour as they mature. Flowers throughout summer. Flowers are produced successively on short peduncles. Winter dormant. Leaves die down from late autumn onwards. Rhizomes remain underground through winter. Excellent pot plant.
Habitat: Known from the trade locally as Kaempfaeria roscoeana
Ethnobotany: not known