Hornstedtia scottiana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Zingiberaceae
Subfamilia: Alpinioideae
Tribus: Alpinieae
Genus: Hornstedtia
Species: Hornstedtia scottiana

Name

Hornstedtia scottiana (F.Muell.) K.Schum. Pflanzenr. IV, 46: 194 (1904)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Elettaria scottiana F.Muell. Fragm. 8: 24 (1873)
• Homotypic
  • Cardamomum scottii (F.Muell.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 687 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Amomum lycostomum Lauterb. & K.Schum. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 305 (1899)
  • Amomum scottiana F.Muell. Fragm. 8: 24 (1873), not validly publ.
  • Hornstedtia lycostoma (Lauterb. & K.Schum.) K.Schum. K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach, Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee: 228 (1900)
  • Hornstedtia lycostoma var. scabra Valeton Nova Guinea 8: 929 (1913)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Malesia Maluku Islands Continental: Australasia Regional: New Guinea Regional: Australia Queensland Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific Solomon Islands, Vanuatu References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schumann, K.M. 1904. Zingiberaceae. In Engler, A. (ed.) Das Pflanzenreich. IV. 46 (Heft 20). 458 pp. Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) Hornstedtia scottiana Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian National Botanic Gardens & Australian National Herbarium. Accessed: 10 January 2024.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Hornstedtia scottiana in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 10 January 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Hornstedtia scottiana. Published online. Accessed: 10 January 2024.
• World Flora Online (WFO) (2024) Hornstedtia scottiana. Published on the Internet. Accessed: 10 January 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. Hornstedtia scottiana. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Accessed: 10 January 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Scott's ginger

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