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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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124 Accessions:

Aframomum angustifolium Aframomum melegueta Alpinia boninsimensis Alpinia galanga Alpinia kwangsiensis Alpinia maclurei Alpinia malaccensis Alpinia nigra 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 forrestii Hedychium longicornutum Heliconia stricta cv. Dwarf Jamaican Hemiorchis rhodorrhachis Hypselodelphys hirsuta Indianthus virgatus Kaempferia gilbertii Kaempferia parviflora Larsenianthus careyanus Maranta arundinacea Maranta cristata Marantochloa conferta Marantochloa purpurea Musa laterita Orchidantha chinensis Orchidantha chinensis Orchidantha fimbriata Orchidantha siamensis Phrynium imbricatum Pleiostachya pruinosa Pleuranthodium schlechteri Rhynchanthus beesianus Sarcophrynium brachystachyum Siamanthus siliquosus Smithatris myanmarensis Stachyphrynium latifolium Stachyphrynium spicatum Stahlianthus involucratus Stromanthe thalia Thaumatococcus daniellii Tupistra kressii Tupistra urceolata Wurfbainia testacea Zingiber corallinum Zingiber flavovirens Zingiber longiligulatum Zingiber montanum Zingiber montanum Zingiber roseum Zingiber rubens

Number in parentheses references locator map icons

  • {0} Boesenbergia maxwellii - 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} Heliconia stricta cv. Dwarf Jamaican - Dwarf Jamaican Heliconia - Heliconiaceae
  • {9} Pleiostachya pruinosa - Marantaceae
  • {10} Calathea metallica - Calathea metallica - Marantaceae
  • {10} Maranta cristata - Marantaceae W/C
  • {11} Tupistra kressii - Asparagaceae W/C
  • {11} Tupistra urceolata - Asparagaceae W/C
  • {12} Canna liliiflora - Lily Flowered Canna - Cannaceae
  • {13} Costus malortieanus - Step-ladder Costus - Costaceae
  • {13} Curcuma aeruginosa - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {13} Curcuma heyneana - Zingiberaceae
  • {13} Curcuma longa - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {13} Heliconia psittacorum Kaleidoscope - Heliconiaceae
  • {13} Phrynium imbricatum - Marantaceae W/C
  • {13} Sarcophrynium brachystachyum - Marantaceae
  • {13} Smithatris myanmarensis - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {13} Stachyphrynium latifolium - Marantaceae W/C
  • {13} Wurfbainia testacea - Zingiberaceae
  • {14} Curcuma attenuta aff. - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {14} Curcuma longa - Zingiberaceae
  • {14} Curcuma petiolata - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {14} Curcuma petiolata - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {14} Curcuma singularis - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {14} Curcuma viridiflora - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {15} Aframomum angustifolium - Guinea Grains - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {15} Alpinia maclurei - Zingiberaceae
  • {15} Curcuma aff. elata - Zingiberaceae
  • {15} Curcuma attenuata - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {15} Curcuma colorata - Zingiberaceae
  • {15} Curcuma phaeocaulis - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {15} Curcuma rubrobracteata - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {15} Indianthus virgatus - White Indianthus - Marantaceae
  • {15} Stachyphrynium spicatum - Marantaceae W/C
  • {16} Boesenbergia kingii - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {16} Boesenbergia longiflora - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {16} Boesenbergia pulcherrima - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {16} Boesenbergia rotunda - Fingerroot - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {16} Cheilocostus speciosus - Costaceae W/C
  • {16} Maranta arundinacea - Arrowroot - Marantaceae W/C
  • {16} Zingiber aff. roseum - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {16} Zingiber flavovirens - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {16} Zingiber longiligulatum - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {16} Zingiber montanum - Meitlein - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {16} Zingiber montanum - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {16} Zingiber rubens - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {17} Alpinia roxburghii - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {17} Globba curtisii - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {17} Haniffia albiflora - Zingiberaceae
  • {17} Hypselodelphys hirsuta - Marantaceae
  • {17} Saranthe sp. - Marantaceae
  • {18} Costus spectabilis - Costaceae
  • {18} Gagnepainia thoreliana - Zingiberaceae
  • {18} Globba annamensis - Zingiberaceae
  • {18} Globba arracanensis - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Globba kerrii - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Globba marantina - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Globba marantina - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Globba orixensis - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Globba pendula - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Globba pendula - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Globba radicalis - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Globba schomburgkii - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {18} Globba unifolia - Zingiberaceae
  • {18} Kaempferia gilbertii - Zingiberaceae
  • {18} Kaempferia parviflora - Zingiberaceae
  • {18} Kaempferia sp. Hieroglyphics - Zingiberaceae
  • {18} Stahlianthus involucratus - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {19} Alpinia galanga - Greater Galangal - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {19} Boesenbergia albomaculata - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {19} Calathea variegata - Marantaceae W/C
  • {19} Costus aff. guanaiensis - Costaceae
  • {19} Costus bracteatus - Costaceae
  • {19} Costus chartaceus - Costaceae W/C
  • {19} Elettariopsis aff. curtisii - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {19} Hedychium aff. flavescens - Zingiberaceae
  • {19} Hedychium forrestii - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {19} Hedychium rubrum - Zingiberaceae
  • {19} Rhynchanthus beesianus - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {19} Siamanthus siliquosus - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {19} Stachyphrynium sp. - Stachyphrynium - Marantaceae W/C
  • {19} Zingiber corallinum - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {19} Zingiber zerumbet - Bitter Ginger - Zingiberaceae
  • {20} Costus lateriflorus - Costaceae
  • {20} Elettariopsis smithiae - Elettariopsis smithiae - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {20} Orchidantha chinensis - Lowiaceae
  • {21} Alpinia boninsimensis - Zingiberaceae
  • {21} Alpinia elegans - Zingiberaceae
  • {21} Distichochlamys rubrostriata - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {21} Etlingera sp. - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {21} Hemiorchis rhodorrhachis - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {22} Aframomum melegueta - Grains of Paradise - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {22} Alpinia latilabris - Alpinia latilabris - Zingiberaceae
  • {22} Canna tuerckheimii - Canna tuerckheimii - Cannaceae W/C
  • {22} Costus asplundii - Costaceae
  • {22} Costus phaeotrichus - Costaceae W/C
  • {22} Costus productus - Costaceae
  • {22} Costus scaber - Indan Head Ginger - Costaceae
  • {22} Costus tonkinensis - Costaceae
  • {22} Stromanthe thalia - Marantaceae
  • {23} Alpinia malaccensis - Rathkihiriya - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {23} Alpinia nigra - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {23} Canna indica - Cannaceae W/C
  • {23} Costus afer - Costaceae
  • {23} Costus lasius - Costaceae
  • {23} Costus pictus - Insulin Plant - Costaceae
  • {23} Costus tappenbeckianus - Costaceae
  • {23} Costus vargasii - Costaceae
  • {23} Costus vinosus - Costaceae W/C
  • {23} Dimerocostus strobilaceus - Costaceae
  • {23} Larsenianthus careyanus - Praying Mantis Ginger - Zingiberaceae
  • {23} Musa laterita - Indian Dwarf Banana - Musaceae W/C
  • {23} Pleuranthodium schlechteri - Zingiberaceae
  • {23} Zingiber roseum - Zingiberaceae W/C
  • {24} Donax canniformis - Marantaceae 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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