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Range on the Thai-Cambodian border. So far it is
Type: Thailand, Sakhon Nakhon, Yuktathat 133 (holo-
known only from the type location currently under
type E, isotype PSU)
the military control and closed to public access. It
This Thai endemic taxon was described from possesses most of the Kaempferia characters, but the
the specimen collected from Phu Phan National Park. absence of the two lateral staminodes itself has placed
It can be readily distinguished by its solitary, pros- this species in the most unique taxon of the genus.
trate, sessile, suborbicular, glabrous leaf with con- The original description of this taxon stated that
spicuous ligule, oblong purple staminodes with ç...leaves 6-7, radical, sessile; blade linear 6-8(-13) ×
rounded or slightly undulate apex, purple obovate- 0.6-0.8(-1) cm, apex acuminate, base cuneate, upper
20,21
cuneate, bilobed (with the apex divided to the middle) surface glabrous, under surface villous... .é How-
labellum, and deeply divided anther crest. ever, the first author made two visits, in 2004 and
This species can be found in the type locations 2006, to the type location and its neighboring areas
and its nearby evergreen forests. to study the living population and has collected some
specimens. The living specimens are quite different
16. K. spoliata Sirirugsa in Nord. J. Bot. 9: 259. 1989. from the earlier descriptions.
Fig. 1 Q-V & in Thai For. Bull. (Bot.) 19: 3. 1992.
Ethnobotany
Type: Thailand, Sisaket, Maxwell 76-493 (holotype L,
isotype BK, AAU) Ethnobotany is the multidisciplinary study of the
This taxon is described from the specimen col- direct interrelationship between people of any ethnicity
lected from Chong Bat Lak in the Phanom Dongrak and plants in their environment, with the focus on

Fig. 26 Dok Din (K. candia Wall.) is sold in local markets in Thong Pha Pum District of Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand.