CHR 473845 – Hedychium gardnerianum Sheph. ex Ker Gawl.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 473845
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
01 March 1995
Database record updated:
03 April 2019
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Hedychium gardnerianum Ker Gawl.
Determiner:
Sykes WR
Identification date:
1990-08-02 (Verbatim: 2-AUG-1990)
Preferred name:
Hedychium gardnerianum Sheph. ex Ker Gawl.
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Liliopsida
Order:
Zingiberales
Family:
Zingiberaceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Rarotonga, Papua Valley, near Wigmore's Waterfall
Verbatim locality:
Rarotonga, Papua Valley, near Wigmore's Waterfall
Verbatim collector:
Sykes WR 3444/CI
Standardised collector:
William R. Sykes
Verbatim date:
2-AUG-1990
Start date:
1990-08-02
Country:
Cook Islands
Altitudes:
from 75m
Habitat:
Trackside; cultivation relic.
Notes:
Large rhizomatous clump with stems to over 2m long and smelling of ginger. Fruiting spikes erect. Capsules 1.5-2.5cm long; valves very hard, opening widely to reveal brightorange inner wall. Seeds glossy scarlet. From same clump as Sykes 3111/CI. Fruit specimen separate.
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