Zingiber officinale Roscoe

  • Filed As

    Zingiberaceae
    Zingiber officinale Roscoe

  • Collector(s)

    V. Pesha Baca 194, 28 Jun 1991

  • Location

    Peru. Madre de Dios. Tambopata Prov. Rio Tambopata. Comunidad Nativa de Infierno. Hermosa Chica. Centro Ñape.

  • Habitat

    Cultivated in medicinal plant garden.

  • Description

    Shrub to 1m with rhizomatous roots; flowers reddish orange.

  • Specimen Notes

    Rosc.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 195556

    Occurrence ID: ccdb25ac-48d3-4f21-82b5-c37d47417849

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Zingiberaceae

  • All Determinations

    Zingiber officinale Roscoe det P. J. M. Maas, 1993

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Madre de Dios

  • County/Municipio

    Tambopata Prov.

  • Locality

    Rio Tambopata. Comunidad Nativa de Infierno. Hermosa Chica. Centro Ñape

  • Elevation

    Alt. 260 m. (853 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -12.83, -69.28

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The He* York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Tambopata Ethnobotanical Survey Project
ZINGIBERACEAE
Zingiber officinale Rose. L
fWt ÍW
PERU, Dpto Madre de Dios. Prov Tambopata. Rio
Tambopata. Comunidad Nativa de Infierno. Hermosa
Chica. Centro Ñape. 12°50'S, 69°17'W. 260m.
Cultivated in medicinal plant garden.
Shrub to lm with rhizomatous roots
reddish orange.
BOTANICAL
GARDE**
00195556
n.v.: Quidn [Spanish].
USE: Antiodontalgic irhizoiel. Che«
Kedicaient I colds irhizoiel. Grate lkq
of drinking spirits & honey. Drink 1
Victor Pesha Baca 194
nix « 1 bottle
cup daily
June
28, 1991
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC B01 ANY, NY
Fieldwork Supported by the Edvard John Noble Foundation
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