ZingiberaceaeSubfamily Alpinioideae
Tribe Alpinieae
Subfamily Alpinioideae
Tribe Riedelieae
Subfamily Zingiberoideae
Tribe Globbeae
Subfamily Zingiberoideae
Tribe Zingibereae
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Zingiber spectabilis
- Query IPNI
- Common Name: Beehive Ginger
- Family: Zingiberaceae Lindley
- Country of Origin: tropical Asia
- Habitat:
- Description: This species has yellow and white curled bracts in its handsome shaped beehive type flowerhead. Desirable to florists but seldom enough to satisfy demand. A 6 foot plant that produces its flowers in clusters 8 inches across on a stem of 2 feet. Leaves are 12 inches long and 2 inches wide and are green.
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 Accession Data:- Accession # 199700003
- Source: Banana Tree
- Accession Date: 02-03-1997
- Bench: 1202 - N Bench
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-04-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Zingiberales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Zingiberaceae
- SubFamily: Zingiberoideae
- Tribe: Zingibereae
- SubTribe:
References:1995/1996 Banana Tree Seed Catalog
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