Globba

Globba
Globba marantina (type species) from Talakona forest, India
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Zingiberaceae
Subfamily:	Zingiberoideae
Tribe:	Globbeae
Genus:	Globba L.
Synonyms[1]
Hura J.Koenig in A.J.Retzius Lampujang J.Koenig in A.J.Retzius Sphaerocarpos J.F.Gmel. Manitia Giseke Mantisia Sims Ceratanthera Hornem. Ceratanthera T.Lestib. Colebrookia Donn ex T.Lestib. Achilus Hemsl.

Globba is a genus of plants in the ginger family: with delicate flowers, sometimes called "dancing ladies" or "dancing girls ginger". Species are native to the Indian Subcontinent, China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland.^[1][2]