Elettariopsis aff. curtisii

Common name:

Family: Zingiberaceae

Synonym(s): <i>Amomum curtisii</i> (Baker) Skornick. & Hlavatá

Country of Origin: Thailand to Malaya

Description:

Uses:

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USDA Zone:

Source: Kress Collection, SI#1999078

Provenance:

Collector# 99-6322
Kress, W. J., Collins, M., Sukhavanich, N.
Thailand: Naratiwat Province: Jingo District
10 km from Yi Ngo towards Ruso.

6.3792, 101.6717, 22 Apr 1999

Shoots to 1 m tall, leaves green.  
Inflorescence on basal shoot, bracts white.  
Flowers: labellum white with red and orange center.

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Culture:

Classification:

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

References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1.Last accessed on Tuesday, 07 May, 2019.
2. WCSP (2019) (as Amomum curtisii). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Tuesday, 07 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 Wednesday, 17 July, 2019.

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