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Plants in Limestone Areas
Boesenbergia collinsii Mood & L.M.Prince
Nomenclature
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Family: Zingiberaceae
Species:
Boesenbergia collinsii Mood & L.M.Prince
SUMMARY
Herb, up to 80 cm tall. Leaves 5-6, elliptical or broadly ovate, c. 28-44 × 12-19 cm, glabrous with a few hairs on the midrib, base rounded to cordate, sometimes asymmetric, apex acute to long acuminate. Inflorescence radical, c. 3-6 or more per pseudostem, up to c. 9 cm long. Bracts cymbiform, c. 4, c. 5-8 × 1.5-2 cm, distichously arranged, green or dark red. Flowers c. 4 per inflorescence, up to c. 15 cm long, creamy white. Labellum saccate, semi-orbicular, 4-4.2 cm long, 3 cm wide, light yellow, and dark red band across the lip, turning to pink towards the apex. [1]
References
- J. D. Mood, “The history and identity of Boesenbergia longiflora (Zingiberaceae) and descriptions of five related new taxa”, Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore, vol. 65, pp. 47–95, 2013.