Hemiorchis rhodorrhachis

Common name:

Family: Zingiberaceae

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Country of Origin: E. Himalaya to Myanmar

Description:

Uses:

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USDA Zone:

Source: Kress Collection, SI#2000076

Provenance:

Kress# 00-6666
Kress, W. J., Bordelon, M., Tun, Thet, U Htay Win
Myanmar: Sagaing Division: Kani Township
Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park; 5 miles north of Shrine, along Min Dan Chaung.
22.3497, 94.4333, 15 Apr 2000

Inflorescence appearing before leaves, originating from erect stem 4 cm below surface of soil; stem connected to fleshy, creeping rhizome to 20 cm below surface of soil.  
Inflorescence bracts sheathing, pale green, scape pale green.  

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Classification:

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

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, 06 May, 2019.
2. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Monday, 06 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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