Accession Data

Zingiber spectabile

Common Name: Beehive Ginger

Family: Zingiberaceae

Country of Origin: Thailand to Pen. Malaysia

Description: This species has yellow and white curled bracts in its handsome shaped beehive type flowerhead. Desirable to florists but seldom enough to satisfy demand. A 6 foot plant that produces its flowers in clusters 8 inches across on a stem of 2 feet. Leaves are 12 inches long and 2 inches wide and are green.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 10a-11

Accession #: 199700003

Accession Date: 1997-02-03 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 3212

Quantity: 1

Source: Banana Tree

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: commelinids

Order: Zingiberales

Family: Zingiberaceae

SubFamily: Zingiberoideae

Tribe: Zingibereae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. 1995/1996 Banana Tree Seed Catalog
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, January 10, 2017.
  3. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Tuesday, January 10, 2017.

Images

Zingiber spectabile