Zingiber aff. roseum

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Family: Zingiberaceae

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Country of Origin: S. & E. India to China (SW. Yunnan)

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USDA Zone:

Source: Kress Collection, SI#1999181

Provenance:

Kress# 99-6500
Kress, W. J., Bordelon, M., Williams, K. J., Thet Htun
Myanmar: Shan State: Nawnghkio Township
Road between Pyin-Oo-Lwin and Nawnghkio; 25 miles NE of Pyin-Oo-Lwin.
22.1778, 96.6539, 02 Jul 1999

Herb with shoots to 1 m in height, leaves entirely dark green. 
Inflorescence on short basal shoot, bracts red, essentially subterranean.  
Flowers: petals reddish, labellum white, anther appendage yellow with red apex.

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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. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Last accessed on Sunday, 23 June, 2019.
2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Last accessed on Sunday, 23 June, 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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