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Tapeinochilos ananassae

(Hassk.) K.Schum. (1899)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Costaceae Genus: Tapeinochilos

Indonesian red wax ginger

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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: Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 349 (1899)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Tapeinochilos ananassae Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden, McBryde Garden in Lawai Valley. Zingiberales collection neear Pump House 6, behind pump keepers cottage. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Clumping rhizomatous perennial jherb, stems branching, 2.5-3 meters high. Leaves spiral, plain green. Inflorescence usually basai, to 1.5 meters tall. Occasionally terminal. Bracts bright red, stiff, flowers yellow. Lorence, D.H. 10962 Kauai BISH 2022-08-24
2 Tapeinochilos ananassae Koloa District. National Tropical Botanical Garden, McBryde Garden in Lawai Valley. Zingiberales collection neear Pump House 6, behind pump keepers cottage. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Clumping rhizomatous perennial jherb, stems branching, 2.5-3 meters high. Leaves spiral, plain green. Inflorescence usually basai, to 1.5 meters tall. Occasionally terminal. Bracts bright red, stiff, flowers yellow. Lorence, D.H. 10962 Kauai BISH 2022-08-24
3 Tapeinochilos ananassae Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Shoot branched from lateral buds; inflorescence arising from a separate basal shoot; bracts red; sepals red, petals orange. Kirchoff, B.K. 88140 Oahu BISH 1988-05-29
4 Tapeinochilos ananassae Waimea Botanical Garden & Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Plant to ca. 3'; stems branched; bracts red; sepals red; petals yellow. Kirchoff, B.K. 87101 Oahu BISH 1991-06-19
5 Tapeinochilos ananassae Waimea Botanical Garden & Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Plant to ca. 3'; stems branched; bracts red; sepals red; petals yellow. Kirchoff, B.K. 87101 Oahu BISH 1991-06-19
6 Tapeinochilos ananassae Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Plant to approximately 7 feet; stems freely branched from axillary buds; bracts deep red; petals orange; labellum light orange. Kirchoff, B.K. 87101 Oahu BISH 1988-05-29
7 Tapeinochilos ananassae Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Plant to approximately 7 feet; stems freely branched from axillary buds; bracts deep red; petals orange; labellum light orange. Kirchoff, B.K. 87101 Oahu BISH 1988-05-29
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