Boesenbergia pulcherrima

Common name:

Family: Zingiberaceae

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Country of Origin: Assam to Pen. Malaysia

Description:

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USDA Zone:

Source: Kress Collection, SI#2002165

Provenance:

Collector# 02-7153
Kress, W. J., Bordelon, M., Hpont Thant
Myanmar: Bago Division: Paungpyin Township
Road between Okshitpin/Padaung and Taunggok.
18.675, 94.9014, 13 Jul 2002

herb, Shoots to 1 m, leaves green; inflorescence terminal, bracts green, distichous; flowers cream, labellum with red center, anthers white.

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Classification:

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

References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Saturday, 04 May, 2019.
2. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Saturday, 04 May, 2019.
3. 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 Tuesday, 16 July, 2019.

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