Zingiberaceae
Zingiber

Zingiber capitatum Roxb.

First published in Asiat. Res. 11: 348 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to E. India. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Tripathi, S. & Singh, K.K. (2006). Taxonomic revision of the genus Zingiber Boehm. in North-East India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 30: 520-532.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Tripathi, S. & Singh, K.K. (2006). Taxonomic revision of the genus Zingiber Boehm. in North-East India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 30: 520-532.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mooney, H.F. [1488] India K002428713 Yes
Edgeworth [s.n.] India K002428707 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002428706 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6560] K001124199 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002428701 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6560] India K001124197 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 6560] K001124198 Unknown Type Material Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [1] India K002428696 Yes
Wood, J.J. [s.n.] India K002428702 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [44460A] India K002428715 Yes
{G. S. Deb. } [3118] India K002428714 Yes
[N]. Gamble [10650] K002428694 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] India K002428699 Yes
s.coll. [1651] K002428691 Yes
s.coll. [5933] K002428711 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [9784] K002428693 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [27230] India K002428698 Yes
Haines, H.H. [184] K002428703 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002428704 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002428692 Yes
s.coll. [5732] India K002428705 Yes
Parry, N.E. (Mrs) [994] India K002428716 Yes
Mokim, S. [50] Burma K002428700 Yes
Wood, J.J. [s.n.] India K002428712 Yes
Laurie, A. [80] Nepal K002428695 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