Zingiberaceae
Roscoea

Roscoea brandisii (King ex Baker) K.Schum.

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 119 (1904)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam to N. Bangladesh. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cowley, J. (2007). The genus Roscoea: 1-190. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Griffith [s.n.] India K002427781 Yes
Lobb, T. [62] India K002427782 Yes
Mann, G. [347] K002427784 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [1452] India K002427776 Yes
Mann, G. [347] India K002427785 Yes
Yandell, T. [280] India K002427787 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [1452] K002427778 Yes
s.coll. [1452] K002427777 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [38420] K002427783 Yes
s.coll. [5736] India K002427780 Yes
Brandis, D. [181] Burma K000640577 Holotype Yes
Clarke, C.B. [44607A] K002427786 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427775 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [33255] India K002427779 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