Zingiberaceae
Boesenbergia

Boesenbergia pulchella (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 (Sabah, Sarawak). It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2009 Gregson; Bernardus Bala Ola [127] Malaysia K000610353 Yes
Burtt, B.L. [B8193] Malaysia K002428445 Yes
Burut [3018] Malaysia K002428452 Yes
Puasa [3157] Malaysia K002428450 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] Borneo K000255371 Type Yes
Burtt, B.L. [B11344] Malaysia K002428447 Yes
Burtt, B.L. [B8218] Malaysia K002428446 Yes
Meijer, W. [s.n.] Malaysia K002428449 Yes
Church, A.C.; Mahyar, U.W.; Afriastini [2016] Indonesia K002428444 Yes
Argent, G.; Kerby, R. [791] Malaysia K002428443 Yes
Motley, J. [838] Malaysia K002428451 Yes
Fedilis; Sumbing [SAN89023] Malaysia K002428448 Yes
Argent, G.; Lamb, A. [1493] Malaysia K002428453 Yes
Richards, P.W. [1038] Indonesia K002428441 Yes
Anderson, J.A.R. [S31829] Indonesia K002428442 Yes
George M. et al. [SAN 123729] Malaysia K000610359 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [20322] Indonesia Boesenbergia pulchella var. attenuata K002428456 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [20790] Boesenbergia pulchella var. attenuata K002428454 Yes
s.coll. [A948] Boesenbergia pulchella var. attenuata K002428455 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