Boesenbergia kingii

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Family: Zingiberaceae

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Country of Origin: NE. India to China (Yunnan)

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Source: Kress Collection, SI#1997139

Provenance:

Kress# 97-5821
Kress, W. J., Bell, D. A., (BOT), Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History (UNITED STATES), Thet Htun
Myanmar: Sagaing Division: Kani Township
Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park; Butolong Reserve, vicinity of Thebeik Sae Base Camp and Pagoda.
22.3175, 94.4678, 17 Jul 1997

Herb with shoots to 50 cm tall; leaves green above, maroon below.  Inflorescence on basal shoot; bracts red maroon.  Flowers unopened, white.

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: commelinids
• Order: Zingiberales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Zingiberaceae
• SubFamily: Zingiberoideae
• Tribe: Zingibereae
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References:

1. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Saturday, 04 May, 2019.
2. Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) 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 Friday, 12 July, 2019.

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