Zingiberaceae
Roscoea

Roscoea alpina Royle

First published in Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 361 (1839)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Pakistan to Himalaya. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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?
Jan 1, 1979 J.J. [s.n.] India K000640575 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1979 J.J. [s.n.] India K000640576 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1979 s.coll. [s.n.] India K002427827 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [2] India K001790151 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 s.coll. [s.n.] India K001790152 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Royle [s.n.] K000640591 Isosyntype Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Jacquemont, V.V. [1024] K000640588 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Jacquemont, V.V. [1024] K000640590 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1979 J.J. [s.n.] K000640589 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gamble, J.S. [4585A] India K002427814 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [28272] India K002427799 Yes
Deane, H. [s.n.] India K002427791 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [4420A] India K002427810 Yes
Luo, Y.B. [20] China K002427676 Yes
Haines, H.H. [2301] India K002427816 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [20898] India K002427803 Yes
Hobson, H.E. [s.n.] K002427832 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [29] K002427795 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [26988] K002427825 Yes
King, G. [s.n.] K002427821 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [4484A] India K002427812 Yes
Barclay, C.; Synge, P.M. [2416] Nepal K002427793 Yes
Legga, J.M. [s.n.] K002427828 Yes
Thomson, T. [1259] K002427824 Yes
Barclay, C.; Synge, P.M. [2348] Nepal K002427789 Yes
[illegabel] [4099] K002427822 Yes
Rich, H.H. [247] K002427798 Yes
Hingston, R.W.G. [148] K002427674 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [4445A] India K002427811 Yes
King's, G. [62] India K002427831 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [26412] India K002427801 Yes
Grey-Wilson; Phillips [149] Nepal K002427790 Yes
Dungboo [58] K002427830 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [25819] K002427826 Yes
Gould, B.J. [2937] China K002427672 Yes
Baker; Burkitt; Miller; Shrestha [BBMS 2] Nepal K:SPC-74680.000 No
[G. H. Aly] [s.n.] India K002427808 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [298] K002427675 Yes
Hingston, R.W.G. [165] K002427673 Yes
Edgeworth, M.P. [9] K002427820 Yes
Fielding [s.n.] India K002427807 Yes
Barclay, C.; Synge, P.M. [2702] Nepal K002427788 Yes
Smith, J.E. [s.n.] K002427823 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [7365] India K002427809 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [22734] India K002427817 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [22735] India K002427818 Yes
[Cultiouor] [83] Nepal K002427792 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [26416] India K002427800 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [1944] India K002427805 Yes
Dr. King's Collector [57] India K002427829 Yes
Harsukh; Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] K002427796 Yes
s.coll. [156] India K002427806 Yes
Haines, H.H. [2301] India K002427815 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [20949] India K002427804 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [22736] India K002427819 Yes
Schilling, A.D.; Sayers; [Biston] [418] Nepal K002427794 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [23185] India K002427802 Yes
Rich, H.H. [247] K002427797 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images