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Accession Data:

Cheilocostus speciosus (J.Koenig) C.D.Specht

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Costaceae (K. Schum.) Nak.

  • Country of Origin: Trop. & Subtrop. Asia and Queensland
  • Habitat: Understory of bamboo forest along stream.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201900141
  • Source: Kress Collection, SI#2001166
  • Provenance: 
    Kress# 01-6898
Kress, W. J., Thet Htun, Bordelon, M., Williams, K. J., Rehse, T.
Myanmar: Mandalay Division: Thabeikyin Township
Shwe-u-Daung National Park
22.9233, 96.1639, 12 Jun 2001

Stems slightly glaucous, leaves green. Sterile.
  • Accession Date: 07-10-2019
  • Bench: 3207 - ZING: Zingiber
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 3 confirmed on 07-26-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: commelinids
  • Order: Zingiberales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Costaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

References (internal):

  • Plants from the Kress Collection (NMNH/Smithsonian)
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / Hainan / China Southeast / Taiwan / Assam / Bangladesh / East Himalaya / India / Nepal / Sri Lanka / West Himalaya / Andaman Is. / Cambodia / Laos / Myanmar / Nicobar Is. / Thailand / Vietnam / Borneo / Jawa / Lesser Sunda Is. / Malaya / Maluku / Philippines / Sulawesi / Bismarck Archipelago / New Guinea / Queensland /

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, 22 February, 2019.
  2. WCSP (2019) as Hellenia speciosa. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, 22 February, 2019.
  3. Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) used with the permission of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 10th and Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20560-0193. Last accessed on Friday, 12 July, 2019.

data regenerated on Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:06:06 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Cheilocostus speciosus

Additional images for this accession:

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Current Accessions in the Costaceae

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  • Cheilocostus speciosus W/C
  • Costus asplundii
  • Costus bracteatus
  • Costus chartaceus W/C
  • Costus dubius
  • Costus lasius
  • Costus lateriflorus
  • Costus phaeotrichus W/C
  • Costus pictus
  • Costus productus
  • Costus scaber
  • Costus spectabilis
  • Costus spicatus W/C
  • Costus tappenbeckianus
  • Costus tonkinensis
  • Costus vargasii
  • Costus vinosus W/C
  • Costus afer
  • Costus aff. guanaiensis
  • Costus comosus var. bakeri
  • Costus malortieanus
  • Costus pulverulentus
  • Costus woodsonii
  • Dimerocostus strobilaceus
  • Monocostus uniflorus
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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