Roscoea alpina Royle GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Roscoea

Family:

Zingiberaceae

Subfamily:

Zingiberoideae

Tribe:

Zingibereae

Nomen number:

32204

Place of publication:

Ill. bot. Himal. Mts. 1(10):361. 1839

Verified:

05/11/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
Cowley, J. 2007. The genus Roscoea Note: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Common names

Swedish
liten bergingefära –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang Zizhiqu
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Himachal Pradesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Sikkim
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Uttar Pradesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Asia-Temperate

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India [Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim], Nepal, Pakistan
INDO-CHINA: Myanmar

Cultivated (also cult.)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening