Zingiberaceae
Boesenbergia

Boesenbergia prainiana (King ex Baker) Schltr.

First published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 316 (1913)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Thailand to Peninsula Malaysia. 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.

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?
[A. U. Bune Murdok] [212] Malaysia K002428239 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Duyfjes, B.E.E. [19285B ] Indonesia K002428438 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [7098] Thailand K002428329 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [19737] Thailand K002428326 Yes
[C. Cinti] [s.n.] Indonesia K002428439 Yes
Boyce, P.C. [971] Thailand K002428327 Yes
Kiah [32389] Malaysia K002428241 Yes
Ngadiman [37052] Malaysia K002428240 Yes
Sinclair, J.; Kiah bin Hadji, M.S. [40422] Malaysia K002428244 Yes
Boyce, P.C. [971] Thailand K002428328 Yes
Charoenphol, C.C.; Larsen, K.; Warncke, E. [3987] Thailand K002428330 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002428325 Yes
Smitinand, T. [10974] Thailand K002428331 Yes
Corner, E.J.H. [30209] Malaysia K002428243 Yes
Boyce, P.C. [971] Thailand K:SPC-61910.000 No
Julius, A. [FRI56171] Malaysia K002428237 Yes
Kunstler [726] Malaysia K000255403 Type Yes
Dr. King's Collector [6131] Malaysia K002428242 Yes
[C. Cinter] [3546] Indonesia K002428440 Yes
{Chew, M.Y.; Mohd. Nazri, A.} [FRI51823] Malaysia K002428238 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/

  • 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