Zingiberaceae
Boesenbergia

Boesenbergia armeniaca Cowley

First published in Kew Bull. 55: 669 (2000)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Borneo (Brunei, Sabah). It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Boyce, P.C.; et al. [292] Brunei K002428356 Yes
Kirkup, D.W.; Coode, M. [790] Brunei K002428361 Yes
Cowley, J.; Atkins, S.; Sands, M.J.S.; Awong Ibrahim Abdullah; Ismail, S.; Janol, C.A. [153] Brunei K002428360 Yes
Thomas, S.A. [114] Brunei K002428363 Yes
Cowley, J.; Atkins, S.; Sands, M.J.S.; Nangkat, N.; Ak Eri, J.; Ak Luang, R.; Abdullah, A.I. [13] Brunei K:SPC-61944.000 Holotype No
Cowley, J.; Atkins, S.; Sands, M.J.S.; Nangkat, N.; Ak Eri, J.; Ak Luang, R.; Abdullah, A.I. [13] Brunei K000255388 Type Yes
Cowley, J.; Atkins, S.; Sands, M.J.S.; Nangkat, N.; Ak Eri, J.; Ak Luang, R.; Abdullah, A.I. [13] Brunei K000255387 Holotype Yes
Cowley, J.; Atkins, S.; Sands, M.J.S.; Nangkat, N.; Ak Eri, J.; Ak Luang, R.; Abdullah, A.I. [13] Brunei K000255389 Type Yes
Kirkup, D.W.; Coode, M.; Niga; SoePaing; Ariffin; Ibrahim; Jangarun; Shanan [479] Brunei K002428362 Yes
Cowley, E.J. [153] Brunei K002428358 Yes
Cowley, E.J.; Atkins, S.; Sands, M.J.S.; Abdullah, A.I.; Ismail, S.; Janol, C.A. [153] Brunei K002428357 Yes
Cowley, E.J.; Atkins, S.; Sands, M.J.S.; Abdullah, A.I.; Ismail, S.; Janol, C.A. [153] Brunei K002428359 Yes
Thomas, S.A.; Kirkup, D.W. [114] Brunei K002428364 Yes
Boyce, P.C.; Meng, W.K.; Dransfield, J.; Dransfield, S. [292] Brunei K002428355 Yes
Cowley, J. [153] Brunei K:SPC-61943.000 No

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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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