Zingiberaceae
Roscoea

Roscoea auriculata K.Schum.

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 118 (1904)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Nepal to Sikkim and S. Central Tibet. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

East Himalaya, Nepal, Tibet

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.

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 Elwes [s.n.] India K001790155 Yes
Dungboo [59] India K002427612 Yes
King's Collecter, G. [53] India K002427769 Yes
Chapman, F.S. [152] India K002427773 Yes
Cave, Y.H. [111] India K002427771 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427870 Yes
Dr. King's Collector [61] India K002427772 Yes
K:SPC-46667.000 No
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K000640578 Type Yes
Keke [291] Nepal K002427764 Yes
Pantling [46355A] India K002427770 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427868 Yes
Bloom, A. K:SPC-46673.000 No
Starling, B.N.; Upward, E.M.; Brickell, C.D.; Mathew, B.F. [319] India K002427774 Yes
Ribu; Bhomoo [5520] India K002427766 Yes
Wollaston, A.F.R. [281] K002427763 Yes
Elwes, H.J. [H879-19] K002427865 Yes
Dr. King's Collector [55] China K002427611 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427885 Yes
K:SPC-46672.000 No
India K000640579 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dr. King's Collector [63] India K002427768 Yes
K:SPC-46474.000 No
Younghusband, F.E. [s.n.] China K002427765 Yes
Edwin [319] China K002427762 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427886 Yes
Dungboo [54] India K002427610 Yes
K:SPC-46475.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427866 Yes
K:SPC-46522.000 No
King's Collecter, G. [60] India K002427767 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427869 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427867 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