Zingiberaceae

Geostachys (Baker) Ridl.

First published in J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 32: 157 (1899)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Indo-China to W. Malesia.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Cambodia, Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

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.
  • Lau, K.H. & Lim, C.K. (2012). Revision of the genus Geostachys (Zingiberaceae) in Peninsular Malaysia. Folia Malaysiana 13: 7-42.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Reilly, J. [239] Malaysia K:SPC-49882.000 No
Reilly, J. [239] Malaysia K:SPC-29047.591 No
Reilly, J. [257] Malaysia K:SPC-49648.000 No
{Du, N.V.; Quang, B.H.; Chinh, V.T.; The, P.V.; de Kok, R.; M. D. Xanthos, A. Moore, C. J. A. M. Sinou, R. P. Clark, P. I. Little} [HNK 3293] Vietnam K002594838 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [21176] Laos K002594837 Yes
Smith, E. [447] Thailand K002594832 Yes
Reilly, J. [205] Malaysia K:SPC-29047.593 No
Reilly, J. [203] Malaysia K:SPC-29047.600 No
Reilly, J. [183] Malaysia K:SPC-29047.566 No
van Beusekom, C.F.; Phengklai, C. [347] Thailand K002594834 Yes
{Rena; Rantai; Awg. Enjah} [S60966] Malaysia K002594842 Yes
Reilly, J. [251] Malaysia K:SPC-49640.000 No
Reilly, J. [211] Malaysia K:SPC-29047.601 No
[Naihoe] [77] Thailand K002594833 Yes
Reilly, J. [258] Malaysia K:SPC-49563.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [21176] Laos K002594835 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [21176] Laos K002594836 Yes

Sources

  • 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.

  • 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