Zingiber officinale Roscoe

  • Filed As

    Zingiberaceae
    Zingiber officinale Roscoe

  • Collector(s)

    E. D. Merrill 1024, Oct 1916

  • Location

    Philippines. Rizal. Luzon, Antipolo.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4356044

    Occurrence ID: 6c06f412-282b-4ea2-8f14-f2c750e9de16

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ZINGIBER Adansjon
Amomum zingiber Linn.; Blanco FI. Filip. (1837) 2; ed. 2 (1845) 2; ed.
3, 1 (1877) 3, t. 181—ZINGIBER OFFICINALE Rose.
Blanco correctly interpreted the Linnean species, the form
being the ordinary ginger which is cultivated in and about the
larger towns of the Philippines to supply the local demand.
Blanco’s description typifies Zingiber blancoi Hassk. in Flora
47 (1864) 20.
Illustrative specimen from Antipolo, Rizal Province, Luzon,
October, 1916 (Merrill: Species Blancoanae No. 1024).
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