Globba winitii

C.H.Wright (1926)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Zingiberaceae Genus: Globba

dacing ladies ginger, ruby queen

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 173 (1926)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Globba winitii Koloa District. Lawai Grown as pot plant. Preserved_Specimen Stems to 2 ft.; base of stems purplish-brown; lvs dark green, semi-glossy above, dull grey-green below; infl branches brownish-maroon; bracts lilac-purple; bracts at base of flw yellow-green; corolla yellow; lip and staminodes orange. Flynn, T.W. 3466 Kauai BISH 1989-07-21
2 Globba winitii Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, nursery at Pump 6 Rhizomatous herb, pseudostems clumping 40-60 cm tall, lvs. distichous, silvery-green beneath, grn. above. Preserved_Specimen Infl. pendant, bracts purple, reflexed, flrs. pale orance-yellow, erectarching. Cult. ex K-Mart. Lorence, D.H. 8145 Kauai BISH 1997-10-14
3 Globba winitii Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden Growing in dappled shade. Preserved_Specimen Plants 0.5 m tall. Bracts dark pink. Flws orange, odorless (afternoon). Lau, J. 2708 Oahu BISH 1986-08-04