Zingiberaceae
Siphonochilus

Siphonochilus parvus Lock

First published in Kew Bull. 46: 269 (1991)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Zambia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(4): 1-151. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(4): 1-151. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 16, 1986 Congdon [46] Tanzania K000099549 Type Yes
May 16, 1986 Congdon [46] Tanzania K000099550 Holotype No
Congdon, T.C.E. [134] Tanzania K002425869 Yes
{Congdon} [63] Tanzania K002425866 Yes
{Congdon} [63] Tanzania K002425865 Yes
{Congdon} [63] Tanzania K002425864 Yes
Congdon [46] Tanzania K000099548 Holotype Yes
{Congdon} [55] Tanzania K002425868 Yes
Lovett, J.; Kayombo, C.J. [3386] Tanzania K002425867 Yes
{Mrs. H. M. Richards} [17321] Tanzania K002425863 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0