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Accession Data:

Alpinia roxburghii Sweet

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Zingiberaceae Lindley
  • Synonym(s): Alpinia blepharocalyx K.Schum.

  • Country of Origin: E. Nepal to S. China and Pen. Malaysia

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201900123
  • Source: Kress Collection, SI#2004001
  • Provenance:
    Rcvd as Alpinia blepharocalyx K.Schum.
    
    Kress# 04-7431
    Kress, W. J., Li, Q. J.
    China: Yunnan: Xishuangbanna
    S of Simao. Towards Jing Hong, Cai Yang He Reserve
    07 Mar 2004
    
    Shoots to 2.5 m, leaves green, pubescent below; inflorescence erect.
    
    
  • Accession Date: 07-10-2019
  • Bench: 3208 - ZING: Zingiber/Boesenbergia
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 2 confirmed on 07-26-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Zingiberales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Zingiberaceae
  • SubFamily: Alpinioideae
  • Tribe: Alpinieae
  • SubTribe:

References (internal):

  • Plants from the Kress Collection (NMNH/Smithsonian)
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / China Southeast / Assam / Bangladesh / East Himalaya / India / Nepal / Laos / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / Malaya

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Saturday, 04 May, 2019.
  2. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Saturday, 04 May, 2019.

data regenerated on Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:15:16 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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Subfamily Alpinioideae
Tribe Alpinieae

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Tribe Siphonochileae

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