ZingiberaceaeSubfamily Alpinioideae
Tribe Alpinieae
Subfamily Alpinioideae
Tribe Riedelieae
Subfamily Zingiberoideae
Tribe Globbeae
Subfamily Zingiberoideae
Tribe Zingibereae
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Siamanthus siliquosus K. Larsen & J. Mood
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- Common Name:
- Family: Zingiberaceae Lindley
- Country of Origin: Thailand
- Habitat: evergreen forest
- Description: Rhizomatous herb up to 150 cm, forming compact clumps.
Siamanthus is a spectacular species in flower with each new stem producing a large inflorescence with many attractive yellow and red flowers. Late afternoon observation of open flowers shows a large, sweet nectar drop at the mouth of the corolla. At the same time pollen is very abundant and easily separated from the thecae. No pollinators have been seen, but bird pollination is most likely
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 Accession Data:- Accession # 199900106
- Source: Mike Bordelon - Smithsonian Institution
- Provenance: Type: Mood 93P13. Cultivated plant from Thailand. Prov. Narthawat. 10km W of La Lok Village, Sungai Padi District, evergreen forest, 800m alt. Collected by Mr. Poonsak Vatchrakorn, probably in 1987.
- Accession Date: 08-05-1999
- Bench: 1202 - N Bench
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-06-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Zingiberales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Zingiberaceae
- SubFamily: Alpinioideae
- Tribe: Riedelieae
- SubTribe:
References:Siamanthus, a new genus of Zingiberaceae from Thailand, Kai Larsen & John Mood, Nord J. Bot 18(4) 1998
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