Zingiberaceae
Boesenbergia

Boesenbergia pulcherrima (Wall.) Kuntze

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

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Larsen, K. (1996). A prelimanary checklist of the Zingiberaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 24: 35-49.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [5690] Burma K002428208 Yes
Niyomdham, C. [901] Thailand K002428340 Yes
Parkinson, C.E. [15138] Burma K002428207 Yes
Collins, D.J. (Mrs) [1295] Thailand K002428338 Yes
Lobb, T. [s.n.] K002428202 Yes
Helfer, D. [5690] India K002428205 Yes
Mokim, S. [140] Burma K002428203 Yes
Put [1792] Thailand K002428335 Yes
Lobb, T. [s.n.] K002428201 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002428204 Yes
Put [151] Thailand K002428332 Yes
Marcan, A. [2353] Thailand K002428336 Yes
Clark, C. [s.n.] Malaysia K002428220 Yes
Parish [44] K002428206 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [9107] Thailand K002428337 Yes
Kerr, A. [13170] Thailand K002428339 Yes
s.coll. [5741] K002428200 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [7448] Thailand K002428333 Yes
s.coll. [1590] Malaysia K002428219 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6588] Burma Gastrochilus pulcherrimus K000639535 Unknown Type Material 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