Zingiberaceae
Boesenbergia

Boesenbergia longipes (King & Prain ex Ridl.) Schltr.

First published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 316 (1913)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Peninsula Thailand to Peninsula Malaysia (Perak). It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malaya, Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Larsen, K. (1996). A prelimanary checklist of the Zingiberaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 24: 35-49.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Larsen, K. (1996). A prelimanary checklist of the Zingiberaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 24: 35-49.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Kerr, A.F.G. [13153] Thailand K002428304 Yes
Holttum, R.E. [10296] Malaysia K002428256 Yes
Kerr, A. [13153] Thailand K002428303 Yes
{Amirul Shafik, Y.; Kiew, R.; Ummul-Nazrah, A.R.; Ong, P.T.; Mohd. Nazri, A.; Noor Neknazrul, H.} [FRI83663] Malaysia K002428257 Yes
Charoenphol, C.C.; Larsen, K.; Warncke, E. [3493] Thailand K002428305 Yes
s.coll. [1590] Malaysia K002428255 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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