Zingiberaceae
Siphonochilus

Siphonochilus rhodesicus (T.C.E.Fr.) Lock

First published in Kew Bull. 39: 841 (1984)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Zambia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

DR Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(4): 1-151. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. (eds.) (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(4): 1-151. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Lock in Kew Bulletin 39: 841 (1984).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Harder, D.K.; Kayombo, M.J. [1318] Tanzania K002425886 Yes
Luke, Q.; Luke, P.A. [16681] Tanzania K002425888 Yes
Leedal, G.P. [478] Tanzania K002425871 Yes
Congdon, T.C.E. [327] Tanzania K002425878 Yes
[G. C. E. Congdon] [327] Tanzania K002425877 Yes
Napper, D. [933] Tanzania K002425872 Yes
[G. C. E. Congdon] [321] Tanzania K002425884 Yes
{Congdon} [50] Tanzania K002425880 Yes
Merrett, L. [2240] Zambia K001528838 Yes
Merrett, L. [2234] Zambia K001528842 Yes
Richards, M. [20582] Tanzania K002425875 Yes
{Mrs. H. M. Richards} [10312] Tanzania K002425873 Yes
Luke, P.A.; Luke, Q. [5189] Tanzania K002425885 Yes
Congdon, T.C.E. [321] Tanzania K002425882 Yes
Brown, E.S. [550] Tanzania K002425870 Yes
{Mrs. H. M. Richards} [17353] Tanzania K002425874 Yes
Congdon, T.C.E. [327] Tanzania K002425876 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Brenan, J.P.M. [8234] Zambia K:SPC-26163.000 No
Goldblatt, P.; Brummitt, R.K.; Lovett, J. [8145] Tanzania K002425879 Yes
Luke, Q.; Luke, P.A. [5594] Tanzania K002425887 Yes
[G. C. E. Congdon] [321] Tanzania K002425883 Yes
{Congdon} [50] Tanzania K002425881 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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