Zingiberaceae
Boesenbergia

Boesenbergia parvula (Wall. ex Baker) Kuntze

First published in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 685 (1891)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indo-China to Peninsula Malaysia. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Larsen, K. (1996). A prelimanary checklist of the Zingiberaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 24: 35-49.
  • Mood, J.D. & al. (2018). Taxonomy of Boesenbergia parvula (Zingiberaceae) with new synonymy. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 46: 10-24.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mood, J.D. & al. (2018). Taxonomy of Boesenbergia parvula (Zingiberaceae) with new synonymy. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 46: 10-24.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Kerr, A.F.G. [737] Thailand K002428313 Yes
Wilkin, P. [807] Thailand K:SPC-60780.000 No
Beddome, R.H. [s.n.] K002428209 Yes
A.J.K.; Put [919] Thailand K002428308 Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 6590] Burma K000795161 Type Yes
den Hoed, G.; Kostermans, A. [930] Thailand K002428312 Yes
s.coll. [5744] Burma K002428211 Yes
Garrett, H.B.G. [414] Thailand K002428311 Yes
Smitinand, T. [1324] Thailand K002428306 Yes
Razi, B.A. [478] India K002428212 Yes
Kostermans, A. [793] Thailand K002428309 Yes
Lace, J.H. [4153] Burma K002428210 Yes
Garrett, H.B.G. [414] Thailand K002428310 Yes
Wilkin, P. [807] Thailand K002428307 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/

  • 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