Zingiberaceae
Roscoea

Roscoea capitata Sm.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 13: 461 (1822)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Nepal. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Nepal

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 Species Profiles

  • Cowley, J. & Wilford, R. (1998). Roscoea capitata. Curtis’s Bot. Mag. 15: 226-230.
  • Cowley, J. (2007). The Genus Roscoea. Botanical Magazine Monograph, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Manandhar, N.P. (2002). Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.
  • Wilford, R. (2010). Alpines: From Mountain to Garden. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010). 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?
Wallich [6529] Nepal K000640582 Holotype Yes
Wallich [6529] Nepal K000640583 Type Yes
Wallich [6529] Nepal K000640581 Type Yes
Baker; Burkitt; Miller; Shrestha [BBMS 13] K:SPC-64804.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6529] Nepal K001124113 Unknown Type Material Yes
Syms, H. [s.n.] Nepal K002427846 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nepal K002427709 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

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  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
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