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Boesenbergia rotunda

(L.) Mansf. (1958)

This name is accepted

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

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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: Kulturpflanze 6: 239 (1958)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Boesenbergia rotunda seized at Honolulu Airport by USDA agent; brought in for identification Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Rhizomes only. Hoe, W.J. 731 Oahu BISH 1991-03-07
2 Boesenbergia rotunda Koloa, Lawai Valley, NTBG, McBryde Garden, nursery at pump 6 Preserved_Specimen 40-50 cm clumping, rhizomatous; leaves plain green above, paler beneath; flower with pale pink tepals, labellum purple spotted; rhizome yellow within, aromatic Lorence, D.H. 8921 Kauai BISH 2002-09-17
3 Boesenbergia rotunda Waimea Botanical Garden & Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Plant to ca. 8 ft.; foliage variegated; bracts pink to red; flowers white. Kirchoff, B.K. 88177 Oahu BISH 1991-06-19
4 Boesenbergia rotunda Lyon Aboretum, Manoa Valley Preserved_Specimen Ca. 12-18 in. tall and ca. 6-7 ft. wide. Mayeda, C.S. 56 Oahu BISH 1991-06-24
5 Boesenbergia rotunda Koloa, Lawai Valley, NTBG, McBryde Garden, nursery at pump 6 Preserved_Specimen 40-50 cm clumping, rhizomatous; leaves plain green above, paler beneath; flower with pale pink tepals, labellum purple spotted; rhizome yellow within, aromatic Lorence, D.H. 8921 Kauai BISH 2002-09-17
6 Boesenbergia rotunda Manoa Valley; H. L. Lyon Arboretum cultivated in Herb Garden. Preserved_Specimen Plants growing in dense clump ca 5 ft; each plant 12-16 tall; lvs emerging first; flws appear after lvs well developed; flws appear singly in center of leaf whorl; pale pink. Staples, G.W. 739 Oahu BISH 1991-05-21
7 Boesenbergia rotunda seized at Honolulu Airport by USDA agent; brought in for identification Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Rhizomes only. Hoe, W.J. 731 Oahu BISH 1991-03-07
8 Boesenbergia rotunda Manoa Valley; H. L. Lyon Arboretum cultivated in Herb Garden. Preserved_Specimen Plants growing in dense clump ca 5 ft; each plant 12-16 tall; lvs emerging first; flws appear after lvs well developed; flws appear singly in center of leaf whorl; pale pink. Staples, G.W. 739 Oahu BISH 1991-05-21
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