Zingiberaceae
Boesenbergia

Boesenbergia parva (Ridl.) Merr.

First published in J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 84(Spec. No.): 122 (1921)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Borneo (Sarawak). It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo

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.
  • Sakai, S. & Nagamasu, H. (2006). Systematic studies of Bornean Zingiberaceae V. Zingiberoideae of Lambir hills, Sarawak. Blumea 51: 95-115.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sakai, S. & Nagamasu, H. (2006). Systematic studies of Bornean Zingiberaceae V. Zingiberoideae of Lambir hills, Sarawak. Blumea 51: 95-115.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
[Haviland] [450] K002428425 Yes
Bakia, K. [444] Malaysia K002428432 Yes
Cowley, E.J.; Atkins, S.; Sing, H.A.; Zinin, S.H.; Bat, S.A. [139] Brunei K002428430 Yes
[Dr. Haviland] [449] K002428424 Yes
Thomas, A.S.; Kirkup, D.W. [64] Brunei K002428427 Yes
{Atkins, S.; Sands, M.J.S.; Janol, C.A.; Luang, R.A.; Md. Salleh Abdullah Bat} [25] Brunei K002428434 Yes
{Cowley, E.J.; Atkins, S.; Sands, M.J.S.; Janol, C.A.; Luang, R.A.; Md Salleh Abdullah Bat.} [25] Brunei K002428433 Yes
Jacobs, M. [5542] Malaysia K002428428 Yes
[Saheb] [s.n.] Malaysia K002428437 Yes
Simpson, D.; Marsh, M. [12] Brunei K:SPC-64080.000 No
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia K002428436 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia K002428426 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Malaysia K002428435 Yes
Cowley, E.J.; Atkins, S.; Sing, H.A.; Zinin, S.H.; Bat, S.A. [139] Brunei K002428429 Yes
Cowley, E.J.; Atkins, S.; Sands, M.J.S.; Ibrahim, A.A.; Ismail, S.; Ak Janol, C. [177] Brunei K002428431 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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