Zingiber thorelii Gagnep.
- Common Name:
- Family: Zingiberaceae Lindley
- Synonym(s): Zingiber xishuangbannaense S.Q.Tong
- Country of Origin: S. Myanmar, S. Laos to S. Vietnam
- Habitat: Understory of evergreen bamboo forest.
Accession Data:
- Accession # 201900257
- Source: Kress Collection, SI#1997190
- Provenance:
Rcvd as Zingiber aff. xishuangbannaense S.Q. Tong
Kress# 97-6110
Kress, W. J.
Myanmar: Mandalay Division: Pyinmana Township
5-10 km east of Yezin.
19.8806, 96.3744, 17 Nov 1997
Shoots to 1.5 m tall. Leaves green.
Inflorescence basal, sessile; bracts red.
Fruit red outside, orange inside. Seeds black with white aril.
- Accession Date: 07-10-2019
- Bench: 3207 - ZING: Zingiber
- Currently: active - new growth
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 07-26-2024
- Restrictions:
- BGCI Limited Ex Situ Distribution - Plants do not leave building without Manager approval!
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Zingiberales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Zingiberaceae
- SubFamily: Zingiberoideae
- Tribe: Zingibereae
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Last accessed on Sunday, 23 June, 2019.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Last accessed on Sunday, 23 June, 2019.
- Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) (as Zingiber aff. xishuangbannaense) 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 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:04:27 -0400 [bcm v4.0]