Accession Data:
Siliquamomum tonkinense Baill.
- Common Name:
- Family: Zingiberaceae Lindley
- Country of Origin: China (SE. Yunnan) to N. Vietnam
- Habitat: Deep evergreen forest growing on slopes
- Description: Pseudostems 0.6--2 m. Leaves usually 3; ligule glabrous; petiole 4.5--7 cm; leaf blade 20--55 × 7--14 cm, base acute, apex acuminate. Racemes 13--14 cm, 9--12-flowered; peduncle ca. 18 cm. Pedicel articulate ca. 5 mm from apex. Calyx ca. 3.5 cm. Corolla yellowish white; tube ca. 2 cm; lobes 2.5--3 cm. Lateral staminodes ca. 2.5 cm. Labellum variegated, 3--3.5 cm. Anther including apical appendage ca. 2 cm. Ovary glabrous. Stigma ciliate. Capsule yellow, 12--13 × ca. 1 cm. Fl. Oct. 3
Accession Data:
- Accession # 201900235
- Source: Kress Collection, SI#2000219
- Provenance:
Kress# 00-6802 Kress, W. J., Prince, L. M., Xia, Y. M. China: Yunnan: Maguan Gu Ling Qing Reserve 22.7311, 103.9975, 22 Nov 2000 Shoots to 1.3 m, pseudostem purple at base, green distally, leaves green above and below. Inflorescence terminal, scape pale yellow, bracts pale yellow, deciduous. Flowers entirely pale yellow, labellum with deep yellow stripe inside.
- Accession Date: 07-10-2019
- Bench: 3208 - ZING: Zingiber/Boesenbergia
- Currently: active - needs attention
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-23-2023
- Restrictions:
- IUCN Red List: Species Vulnerable or Habitat Critically Threatened
- BGCI Limited Ex Situ Distribution - Plants do not leave building without Manager approval!
- IUCN Red List: Species Vulnerable or Habitat Critically Threatened
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Zingiberales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Zingiberaceae
- SubFamily: Alpinioideae
- Tribe: Alpinieae
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / Vietnam
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, 01 May, 2019.
- WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, 01 May, 2019.
- Flora of China. Last accessed on Wednesday, 01 May, 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 Tuesday, 16 July, 2019.
data regenerated on Wed, 24 May 2023 08:09:38 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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