Zingiberaceae
Roscoea

Roscoea bhutanica Ngamr.

First published in Edinburgh J. Bot. 57: 272 (2000)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tibet to Bhutan. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

East Himalaya, Tibet

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cowley, J. (2007). The genus Roscoea: 1-190. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cowley, J. (2007). The genus Roscoea: 1-190. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bedi, R. [928] Bhutan K002427835 Yes
Dr. King's Collector [454] China K002427706 Yes
Dungboo [s.n.] China K002427707 Yes
Gould, B.J. [925] Bhutan K002427840 Yes
Dorji, Y.; Pearce, N.; Cribb, P. [89] Bhutan K002427841 Yes
Gould, B.J. [356] Bhutan K002427837 Yes
Bedi, R. [144] Bhutan K002427834 Yes
Gould, B.J. [912] Bhutan K002427839 Yes
Dorji, Y.; Pearce, N.; Cribb, P. [89] Bhutan K:SPC-74263.000 No
Bedi, R. [1276] Bhutan K002427836 Yes
Dungboo [56] China K002427705 Yes
Gould, B.J. [251] Bhutan K002427838 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