Zingiberaceae
Roscoea

Roscoea humeana Balf.f. & W.W.Sm.

First published in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9: 122 (1916)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (Sichuan, Yunnan). It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cowley, J. (2007). The genus Roscoea: 1-190. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cowley, J. (2007). The genus Roscoea: 1-190. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427934 Yes
Cribb, P.J. [C41] China K002427684 Yes
Rock, J.F. [23582] China K002427694 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427933 Yes
Forrest, G. [21527] China K002427691 Yes
[ACE] [250] China K002427687 Yes
Forrest, G. [2930] China K002427682 Yes
Chamberlain, D.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Li, Y.; McBeath, R.; Hsu, T.Z. [s.n.] China K002427688 Yes
Forrest, G. [5930] China K002427681 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427936 Yes
Handel-Mazzetti [4145] China K002427680 Yes
Schneider, C. [1192] China K002427693 Yes
Forrest, G. [s.n.] China K002427683 Yes
Forrest, G. [21447] China K002427689 Yes
Cowley, E.J. [3] China K002427685 Yes
[SICH1027] K:SPC-75073.000 Holotype No
Forrest, G. [10218] China K002427690 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427937 Yes
Forrest, G. [21437] China K002427692 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427935 Yes
Cowley, E.J. [6] China K002427686 Yes
K:SPC-46525.000 No
Fliegner; Howick; McNamara; Staniforth [SICH1027] China Roscoea humeana f. lutea K000640587 Type 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images