Accession Data
Siliquamomum tonkinense
Family: Zingiberaceae
Country of Origin: China (SE. Yunnan) to N. Vietnam
Habitat: Deep evergreen forest growing on slopes
Description: Pseudostems 0.6--2 m. Leaves usually 3; ligule glabrous; petiole 4.5--7 cm; leaf blade 20--55 × 7--14 cm, base acute, apex acuminate. Racemes 13--14 cm, 9--12-flowered; peduncle ca. 18 cm. Pedicel articulate ca. 5 mm from apex. Calyx ca. 3.5 cm. Corolla yellowish white; tube ca. 2 cm; lobes 2.5--3 cm. Lateral staminodes ca. 2.5 cm. Labellum variegated, 3--3.5 cm. Anther including apical appendage ca. 2 cm. Ovary glabrous. Stigma ciliate. Capsule yellow, 12--13 × ca. 1 cm. Fl. Oct. 3
Accession Data
Accession #: 201900235
Accession Date: 2019-07-10 00:00:00
Confirmed At: 2026-03-10 19:18:39
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 3210
Quantity: 1
Source: Kress Collection, SI#2000219
Provenance:
Kress# 00-6802 Kress, W. J., Prince, L. M., Xia, Y. M. China: Yunnan: Maguan Gu Ling Qing Reserve 22.7311, 103.9975, 22 Nov 2000 Shoots to 1.3 m, pseudostem purple at base, green distally, leaves green above and below. Inflorescence terminal, scape pale yellow, bracts pale yellow, deciduous. Flowers entirely pale yellow, labellum with deep yellow stripe inside.
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
SubFamily: Alpinioideae
Tribe: Alpinieae
References
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, 01 May, 2019.
- WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, 01 May, 2019.
- Flora of China. Last accessed on Wednesday, 01 May, 2019.
- 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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