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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 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 02:13:15 -0400

159 Accessions:

Aframomum angustifolium 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 metallica Canna liliiflora Canna tuerckheimii Cheilocostus speciosus Costus afer Costus asplundii Costus chartaceus Costus lasius Costus lateriflorus 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 coccineum Hedychium ellipticum Hedychium forrestii Hedychium longicornutum Hedychium muluense Hedychium pauciflorum Hedychium yunnanense 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 Ravenala madagascariensis Rhynchanthus beesianus Rhynchanthus longiflorus Sarcophrynium brachystachyum Scaphochlamys kunstleri Siamanthus siliquosus Siliquamomum tonkinense Smithatris myanmarensis Stachyphrynium latifolium 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 ottensii Zingiber roseum Zingiber rubens Zingiber sulphureum Zingiber thorelii Zingiber wrayi

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