Rhynchanthus

Rhynchanthus
Rhynchanthus johnianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Subfamily: Zingiberoideae
Tribe: Zingibereae
Genus:
Hook.f.
Type species
Rhynchanthus longiflorus

Rhynchanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family. It is native to Yunnan, Myanmar, and the Assam region of eastern India.[1][2]

Species

formerly included
  • Rhynchanthus papuanus Gilli = Alpinia acuminata R.M.Sm.
  • Rhynchanthus radicalis Valeton = Geocharis radicalis (Valeton) B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.
  • Rhynchanthus wiesemannianus Loes. & Schlechter - unresolved name

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Flora of China v 24 p 347, 喙花姜 hui hua jiang, Rhynchanthus beesianus W. W. Smith, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 10: 189. 1918.
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