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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 - needs attention
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-23-2023

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):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, 22 February, 2019.
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.
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 Tue, 23 May 2023 12:42:01 -0400 [bcm v4.0]