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SPECIAL COLLECTION:
Plants from the Kress Collection (NMNH/Smithsonian)

Plants on this page are acquisitions generously shared with UConn by John Kress, Senior Research Botanist and Curator Emeritus of Botany at the Smithsonian. These plants were acquired primarily during the summer of 2019. They are mostly, but not exclusively, representative of the Zingiberales.

The EEB Greenhouses also house additional specimens from the Kress collection, but they are part of active research programs and are not included in the publicly accessible general collections at this time.

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data regenerated on Sun, 10 Dec 2023 02:13:16 -0500

147 Accessions:

Aframomum angustifolium Aframomum melegueta Alpinia boninsimensis Alpinia galanga Alpinia kwangsiensis Alpinia maclurei Alpinia malaccensis Alpinia nigra Alpinia oblongifolia Alpinia pumila Boesenbergia albomaculata Boesenbergia kingii Boesenbergia pulcherrima Boesenbergia rotunda Calathea lancifolia Calathea metallica Canna indica Canna liliiflora Canna tuerckheimii Cheilocostus speciosus Costus afer Costus asplundii Costus chartaceus Costus lasius Costus lateriflorus Costus phaeotrichus Costus pictus Costus productus Costus scaber Costus spectabilis Costus tappenbeckianus Costus tonkinensis Costus vargasii Curcuma attenuata Curcuma longa Curcuma longa Curcuma petiolata Curcuma petiolata Curcuma rubrobracteata Curcuma singularis Curcuma viridiflora Dimerocostus strobilaceus Distichochlamys rubrostriata Donax canniformis Elettariopsis smithiae Gagnepainia thoreliana Globba annamensis Globba arracanensis Globba curtisii Globba kerrii Globba marantina Globba marantina Globba orixensis Globba pendula Globba pendula Globba radicalis Globba schomburgkii Globba unifolia Haniffia albiflora Hedychium ellipticum Hedychium forrestii Hedychium longicornutum Hedychium muluense Heliconia stricta cv. Dwarf Jamaican Hemiorchis rhodorrhachis Hypselodelphys hirsuta Indianthus virgatus Kaempferia gilbertii Kaempferia parviflora Kaempferia rotunda Larsenianthus careyanus Maranta arundinacea Maranta cristata Marantochloa conferta Marantochloa purpurea Megaphrynium macrostachyum Musa laterita Orchidantha chinensis Orchidantha chinensis Orchidantha fimbriata Orchidantha siamensis Phrynium imbricatum Pleiostachya pruinosa Pleuranthodium schlechteri Rhynchanthus beesianus Rhynchanthus longiflorus Sarcophrynium brachystachyum Siamanthus siliquosus Siliquamomum tonkinense Smithatris myanmarensis Stachyphrynium spicatum Stahlianthus involucratus Stahlianthus involucratus Stromanthe thalia Thaumatococcus daniellii Tupistra kressii Tupistra urceolata Wurfbainia testacea Zingiber corallinum Zingiber flavovirens Zingiber fragile Zingiber ligulatum Zingiber longibracteatum Zingiber longiligulatum Zingiber montanum Zingiber montanum Zingiber neesanum Zingiber roseum Zingiber rubens Zingiber sulphureum Zingiber thorelii Zingiber wrayi

Number in parentheses references locator map icons

  • {0} Boesenbergia maxwellii - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {0} Zingiber fragile - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {1} Marantochloa purpurea - Marantochloa purpurea - Marantaceae
  • {2} Marantochloa conferta - Marantochloa conferta - Marantaceae
  • {3} Thaumatococcus daniellii - African Serendipity Berry - Marantaceae
  • {4} Calathea aff. micans - Marantaceae
  • {4} Calathea lancifolia - Rattlesnake Plant - Marantaceae
  • {5} Orchidantha chinensis - Lowiaceae W/C
  • {5} Orchidantha fimbriata - Lowiaceae W/C
  • {5} Orchidantha siamensis - Lowiaceae W/C
  • {6} Alpinia kwangsiensis - Zingiberaceae
  • {7} Hedychium longicornutum - Hornbill Ginger - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {8} Canna liliiflora - Lily Flowered Canna - Cannaceae
  • {9} Alpinia elegans - Zingiberaceae
  • {10} Heliconia stricta cv. Dwarf Jamaican - Dwarf Jamaican Heliconia - Heliconiaceae
  • {11} Maranta cristata - Marantaceae W/C
  • {12} Calathea metallica - Calathea metallica - Marantaceae
  • {13} Pleiostachya pruinosa - Marantaceae
  • {14} Tupistra kressii - Asparagaceae W/C
  • {14} Tupistra urceolata - Asparagaceae W/C
  • {15} Costus malortieanus - Step-ladder Costus - Costaceae
  • {15} Curcuma heyneana - Zingiberaceae
  • {15} Curcuma longa - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {15} Heliconia psittacorum Kaleidoscope - Heliconiaceae
  • {15} Megaphrynium macrostachyum - Marantaceae
  • {15} Phrynium imbricatum - Marantaceae W/C
  • {15} Sarcophrynium brachystachyum - Marantaceae
  • {15} Smithatris myanmarensis - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {15} Wurfbainia testacea - Zingiberaceae
  • {16} Curcuma aeruginosa - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {16} Curcuma attenuta aff. - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {16} Curcuma longa - Zingiberaceae
  • {16} Curcuma petiolata - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {16} Curcuma petiolata - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {16} Curcuma singularis - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {16} Curcuma viridiflora - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {17} Aframomum angustifolium - Guinea Grains - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {17} Alpinia maclurei - Zingiberaceae
  • {17} Curcuma aff. elata - Zingiberaceae
  • {17} Curcuma attenuata - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {17} Curcuma colorata - Zingiberaceae
  • {17} Curcuma comosa - Zingiberaceae
  • {17} Curcuma phaeocaulis - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {17} Curcuma rubrobracteata - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {17} Heliconia psittacorum - Heliconiaceae
  • {17} Indianthus virgatus - White Indianthus - Marantaceae
  • {17} Stachyphrynium spicatum - Marantaceae W/C
  • {18} Boesenbergia kingii - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Boesenbergia longiflora - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Boesenbergia pulcherrima - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Boesenbergia rotunda - Fingerroot - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Cheilocostus speciosus - Costaceae W/C
  • {18} Hedychium ellipticum - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Maranta arundinacea - Arrowroot - Marantaceae W/C
  • {18} Zingiber aff. roseum - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Zingiber apiculata - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Zingiber flavovirens - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Zingiber ligulatum - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Zingiber longibracteatum - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Zingiber longiligulatum - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Zingiber montanum - Meitlein - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Zingiber montanum - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Zingiber neesanum - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Zingiber rubens - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Zingiber thorelii - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {19} Alpinia oblongifolia - Zingiberaceae
  • {19} Alpinia roxburghii - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {19} Amomum petaloideum - Zingiberaceae
  • {19} Globba curtisii - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {19} Haniffia albiflora - Zingiberaceae
  • {19} Heliconia acuminata - Heliconiaceae
  • {19} Hypselodelphys hirsuta - Marantaceae
  • {19} Saranthe sp. - Marantaceae
  • {19} Siliquamomum tonkinense - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {20} Costus spectabilis - Costaceae
  • {20} Gagnepainia thoreliana - Zingiberaceae
  • {20} Globba annamensis - Zingiberaceae
  • {20} Globba arracanensis - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {20} Globba kerrii - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {20} Globba marantina - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {20} Globba marantina - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {20} Globba orixensis - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {20} Globba pendula - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {20} Globba pendula - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {20} Globba radicalis - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {20} Globba schomburgkii - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {20} Globba unifolia - Zingiberaceae
  • {20} Kaempferia gilbertii - Zingiberaceae
  • {20} Kaempferia parviflora - Zingiberaceae
  • {20} Kaempferia rotunda - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {20} Kaempferia sp. Hieroglyphics - Zingiberaceae
  • {20} Stahlianthus involucratus - Zingiberaceae
  • {20} Stahlianthus involucratus - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {21} Alpinia galanga - Greater Galangal - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {21} Boesenbergia albomaculata - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {21} Calathea variegata - Marantaceae W/C
  • {21} Costus bracteatus - Costaceae
  • {21} Costus chartaceus - Costaceae W/C
  • {21} Elettariopsis aff. curtisii - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {21} Globba patens - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {21} Hedychium aff. flavescens - Zingiberaceae
  • {21} Hedychium forrestii - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {21} Hedychium rubrum - Zingiberaceae
  • {21} Rhynchanthus beesianus - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {21} Siamanthus siliquosus - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {21} Zingiber corallinum - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {21} Zingiber sulphureum - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {22} Alpinia boninsimensis - Zingiberaceae
  • {22} Alpinia pumila - Zingiberaceae
  • {22} Alpinia rugosa - Zingiberaceae
  • {22} Costus aff. guanaiensis - Costaceae
  • {22} Costus allenii - Costaceae
  • {22} Costus lateriflorus - Costaceae
  • {22} Hedychium muluense - Zingiberaceae
  • {22} Hemiorchis rhodorrhachis - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {22} Orchidantha chinensis - Lowiaceae
  • {22} Rhynchanthus longiflorus - Stone Ginger - Zingiberaceae
  • {22} Zingiber wrayi - Zingiberaceae
  • {23} Distichochlamys rubrostriata - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {23} Etlingera sp. - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {23} Stachyphrynium sp. - Stachyphrynium - Marantaceae W/C
  • {24} Zingiber zerumbet - Bitter Ginger - Zingiberaceae
  • {25} Elettariopsis smithiae - Elettariopsis smithiae - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {26} Aframomum melegueta - Grains of Paradise - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {26} Alpinia latilabris - Alpinia latilabris - Zingiberaceae
  • {26} Costus phaeotrichus - Costaceae W/C
  • {26} Costus productus - Costaceae
  • {26} Costus scaber - Indan Head Ginger - Costaceae
  • {26} Costus tonkinensis - Costaceae
  • {26} Donax canniformis - Marantaceae W/C
  • {27} Alpinia malaccensis - Rathkihiriya - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {27} Alpinia nigra - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {27} Canna indica - Cannaceae W/C
  • {27} Canna tuerckheimii - Canna tuerckheimii - Cannaceae W/C
  • {27} Costus afer - Costaceae
  • {27} Costus asplundii - Costaceae
  • {27} Costus lasius - Costaceae
  • {27} Costus pictus - Insulin Plant - Costaceae
  • {27} Costus tappenbeckianus - Costaceae
  • {27} Costus vargasii - Costaceae
  • {27} Costus vinosus - Costaceae W/C
  • {27} Dimerocostus strobilaceus - Costaceae
  • {27} Larsenianthus careyanus - Praying Mantis Ginger - Zingiberaceae
  • {27} Musa laterita - Indian Dwarf Banana - Musaceae W/C
  • {27} Pleuranthodium schlechteri - Zingiberaceae
  • {27} Stromanthe thalia - Marantaceae
  • {27} Zingiber roseum - Zingiberaceae W/C

W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
= Image(s) Available
= map available for this accession
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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