Zingiberaceae
Adelmeria
Ridl. = Alpinia
Alpinia
Roxb.
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 9
September 2018
Photos
- Alpinia alpina (Elmer)
R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 37; --Adelmeria alpina Elmer, LPB 8
(1915) 2885; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1923) 236; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J.
Bot. 47 (1990) 41; --Type: Elmer 10534 (syn). Endemic to the
Philippines. MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Davao (Mt Apo). Forests, 1200-2100m. Photos
- Alpinia apoensis Elmer, LPB 8
(1915) 2888; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 37; --Languas
apoensis (Elmer) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 230; --Type: Elmer 11889. Endemic
to the Philippines. CATANDUANES, MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Davao (Mt Apo),
PANAY. Primary forests, up to c. 1200m.
- Alpinia brachyantha Merr.,
PJS 10 c (1915) Bot. 296; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 39;
--Languas brachyantha (Merr.) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 230; --Type: Weber
1571. Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Cagayan. Forests at low and
medium elevation.
- Alpinia brevilabris C.Presl,
Rel. Haenk. 1 (1827) 110; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 39;
--Languas brevilabris (C.Presl) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 230. Endemic to the
Philippines. BATANES and N LUZON to MINDANAO, in most islands and
provinces. Common in primary forests at low and medium elevation. Photos
- Alpinia congesta Elmer, LPB 8
(1915) 2968; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 41; --Kolowratia
congesta (Elmer) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 235; --Type: Elmer 16144. Endemic
to the Philippines. LUZON: Sorsogon. Forested slopes, c. 450m. Photos
- Alpinia copelandii Ridl., PJS
4 c (1909) Bot. 164; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 41;
--Languas copelandii (Ridl.) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 231; --Type: Copeland
s.n. Endemic to the Philippines. MINDANAO: Zamboanga. Lowland
forests.
- Alpinia cumingii K.Schum. in
Engl., Pflanzenreich 20 (1904) 315; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47
(1990) 42; --Languas cumingii (K.Schum.) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 231;
--Type: Cuming 859. Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Albay. Photos
- Alpinia diversifolia (Elmer)
Elmer, LPB 8 (1919) 2991; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 43;
--Languas diversifolia (Elmer) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 231;
--Vanoverberghia diversifolia Elmer, LPB 8 (1915) 2913; --Type: Elmer
8853. Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Benguet. Damp ravines, c.
1000m. Photos
- Alpinia elegans (C.Presl)
K.Schum. in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 27 (1899) 288; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J.
Bot. 47 (1990) 43; --Kolowratia elegans C.Presl, Rel. Haenk. 1 (1827)
113; EPFP 1 (1922) 235. Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Apayao,
Ilocos Sur, Mountain Province, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Pampanga,
Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Rizal, Laguna, Quezon, Sorsogon, PANAY,
POLILLO, MINDORO, LEYTE. Low and medium elevation thickets along
streams. Conservation status: Vulnerable (DAO 2017-11). Photos
- Alpinia elmeri R.M.Sm.,
Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 64; --Languas longipetiolata Merr., EPFP 1
(1922) 232; --Alpinia longipetiolata Elmer, LPB 8 (1919) 2969, nom.
illeg., auct. non Gagnep. Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Sorsogon.
Forests up to 600m.
- Alpinia flabellata Ridl., PJS
4 c (1909) Bot. 188; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 44;
--Languas flabellata (Ridl.) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 231. --Languas
flabellata var. major (Ridl.) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 231; --Alpinia
flabellata var. major Ridl., PJS 4 c (1909) 188. Nansei-shoto,
Philippines. BATANES and N LUZON to MINDANAO. Perhaps not distinct from
Alpinia brevilabris C.Presl. Medium elevation forests, ascending to
2000m. Photos
- Alpinia foxworthyi Ridl., PJS
4 c (1909) Bot. 189; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 45;
--Languas foxworthyi (Ridl.) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 231; --Type: BS 772
Foxworthy. Endemic to the Philippines. PALAWAN. Lowland forests.
Conservation status: Vulnerable (DAO 2017-11). Photos
- Alpinia galanga (L.) Sw.,
Obs. Bot. 4 (1791) 6; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 45;
--Maranta galanga L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2 (1762) 3. --Languas pyramidata
(Blume) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 233; --Alpinia pyramidata Blume, Enum. Pl.
Javae (1827) 58. Himalayas through Malesia to the Moluccas. LUZON:
Rizal, Laguna, Camarines, Sorsogon, PALAWAN, PANAY, LEYTE, MINDANAO:
Lanao, Agusan. In old clearings, etc., sometimes planted. Photos
- Alpinia gigantifolia (Elmer)
R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 65; --Adelmeria gigantifolia
(Elmer) Elmer, LPB 8 (1919) 2963; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1923) 236; --Zingiber
gigantifolium Elmer, LPB 8 (1915) 2916; --Type: Elmer 9282 (BISH,
MO, iso), Luzon: Quezon prov., Lucban, May-1907. Endemic to the
Philippines. LUZON: Quezon, Sorsogon, PANAY. Forests on talus slopes and
along small streams, 500-700m. Photos
- Alpinia glabrescens Ridl.,
PJS 4 c (1909) Bot. 185; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 45;
--Languas glabrescens (Ridl.) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 231; --Type: BS 3679
Fenix. Endemic to the Philippines. BATANES (BATAN, SABTAN). On slopes at
low elevation. According to Merrill (1922) endemic unless identical with
some Taiwan species represented by Faurie 975 of his 1913 collection. Photos
- Alpinia graminea Ridl., PJS 4
c (1909) Bot. 189; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 45; --Languas
graminea (Ridl.) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 232; --Type: FB 7267 Everett.
Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Cagayan, Nueva Ecija, Laguna, Quezon,
Sorsogon, CATANDUANES, PANAY, NEGROS. Forests, up to 800m. Photos
- Alpinia haenkei C.Presl,
Symb. 1 (1832) 66; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 46; --Languas
haenkei (C.Presl) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 232. Java, Philippines. BATANES
and N LUZON to PALAWAN and MINDANAO, in most or all islands and
provinces. Primary forests at low and medium elevation, often
common. Photos
- Alpinia illustris Ridl., PJS
4 c (1909) Bot. 185; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 46;
--Languas illustris (Ridl.) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 232; --Type: FB 544
Foxworthy. Endemic to the Philippines. MINDORO, PALAWAN. Forests along
streams at low elevation; according to Merrill (1922) very similar to
Alpinia malaccensis Rosc.
- Alpinia intermedia Gagnep., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 48 (1902)
83. China, Indochina, Ryukyus, Japan to Philippines. Photos
- Alpinia luteocarpa Elmer, LPB
10 (1939) 3803; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 49; --Type: Elmer
17926 (BISH, BM, K, L, MO, NY, U, US, iso), Luzon: Laguna prov., Mt
Makiling, in humus-covered but well-drained soil of dense woods along
steep ravines at 2000ft, Jul-1917. Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON:
Laguna (Mt Makiling), in forest, c. 600m. Photos
- Alpinia macroscaphis K.Schum.
in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 27 (1899) 284; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47
(1990) 50; --Languas macroscaphis (K.Schum.) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 232.
Endemic to the Philippines. MINDANAO: probably Davao (collected by
Warburg, type in B, according to Merrill, 1922)
- Alpinia musifolia Ridl., LPB
2 (1909) 604; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 51; --Languas
musifolia (Ridl.) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 232; --Type: Elmer 9539 (SING,
?holo; BISH, GH, K, MO, NY, US, iso), Negros: Negros Oriental prov.,
Cuernos Mtns, in rich soil of woods at 4000ft (1219m), Mar-1908.
--Alpinia edanoi R.M.Sm., Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 35 (1977) 200;
--Type: PNH 7132 Edańo (L, holo; A, iso), Negros: Negros Oriental prov.,
Mt Malbug, summit, 840m, 20-Jun-1948. Endemic to the Philippines.
NEGROS: Negros Oriental (Cuernos de Negros; Mt Malbug). Forests,
840-1200m. Photos
- Alpinia oblonga (Merr.)
Loesen. in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 15a (1930) 620;
--R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 37; --Adelmeria
oblonga Merr., PJS 9 c (1914) Bot. 443; EPFP 1 (1923) 236;
--Type: Vanoverbergh 3108 (US, iso), Luzon: Mountain Province,
Bauco, along streams, c. 1500m, Apr-1913. --Adelmeria albida Elmer,
LPB 8 (1919) 2964; --Type: Elmer 15912 (BISH, GH, K, NY, US, iso),
Luzon: Sorsogon prov., Irosin, Mt Bulusan, Apr-1916. Endemic to the
Philippines. LUZON: Mountain Province, Benguet, Sorsogon, PANAY, NEGROS.
Low and medium elevation forests, ascending to 1500m. Photos
- Alpinia paradoxa (Ridl.)
Loesen. in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 15a (1930) 620;
--R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 53; --Adelmeria paradoxa (Ridl.)
Merr., PJS 9 c (1914) Bot. 444; EPFP 1 (1923) 236; --Hornstedtia
paradoxa Ridl., Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 35 (1905) 85; --Type:
Elmer 6629 (K, holo). Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Pangasinan,
Apayao, Mountain Province, Benguet, Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Laguna (Mt
Banahaw), Quezon (Lucban), PANAY, MINDANAO: Lanao. Mossy forests and
damp forested ravines, 1000-1800m. Conservation status: Vulnerable (DAO
2017-11). Photos
- Alpinia penduliflora Ridl.,
LPB 2 (1909) 570; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 54; --Languas
penduliflora (Ridl.) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 233; --Type: Elmer 7288 (K,
SING), Leyte: Leyte prov., Palo, Jan-1906. Endemic to the Philippines.
LEYTE. Probably from forests at low elevation.
- Alpinia pinetorum (Ridl.)
Loesen. in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 15a (1930) 620;
--R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 54;
--Adelmeria pinetorum (Ridl.) Ridl., PJS 4 c (1909) Bot. 180;
--Merr., EPFP 1 (1923) 236; --Elmeria pinetorum Ridl., LPB 2 (1909) 569;
--R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 49; --Type: Elmer 8548 (K, holo),
Luzon: Benguet prov., Baguio, small tufts in limestone rocks of the pine
region at 5000ft (1524m), rare, Mar-1907. Endemic to the Philippines.
LUZON: Mountain Province, Benguet. Montane thickets and open slopes
about limestone boulders, 1300-1500m. Photos
- Alpinia pubiflora (Benth.)
K.Schum. in Engl., Pflanzenreich 20 (1904) 313; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J.
Bot. 47 (1990) 55; --Languas pubiflora (Benth.) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922)
233; --Hellenia pubiflora Benth. in Hook., London J. Bot. 2 (1843) 235.
Caroline Isls, New Guinea, Philippines. LUZON: Quezon, Sorsogon,
GUIMARAS, CAMIGUIN DE MINDANAO, MINDANAO. Forests at low and medium
elevation.
- Alpinia romblonensis Elmer,
LPB 8 (1915) 2889; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 56; --Languas
romblonensis (Elmer) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 233; --Type: Elmer 12050 (NY,
iso), Romblon: in gravelly soil along stream banks near sea level,
Mar-1910. Endemic to the Philippines. PANAY, ROMBLON, SAMAR. Along
streams at low elevation. Photos
- Alpinia rosea Elmer, LPB 8
(1915) 2890; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 56; --Languas rosea
(Elmer) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 233; --Type: Elmer 12509. Endemic to the
Philippines. PANAY (photos), SIBUYAN (Mt Giting-giting). Dense forests,
c. 1350m. Photos
- Alpinia rufa C.Presl, Rel.
Haenk. 1 (1827) 114; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 57;
--Languas rufa (C.Presl) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 234. Endemic to the
Philippines. LUZON: Laguna, Quezon, Camarines, Sorsogon, POLILLO,
CATANDUANES, PANAY, NEGROS, LEYTE, SAMAR, BUCAS GRANDE, MINDANAO,
BASILAN. Forests at low and medium elevation. Photos
- Alpinia sibuyanensis Elmer,
LPB 8 (1915) 2891; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 58; --Languas
sibuyanensis (Elmer) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 234; --Type: Elmer 12316 (K,
MO, NY, US, iso). Endemic to the Philippines. SIBUYAN (Mt
Giting-giting). Forests along streams, c. 225m.
- Alpinia subfusicarpa Elmer,
LPB 8 (1915) 2892; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 59; --Languas
subfusicarpa (Elmer) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 234; --Type: Elmer 10506
(BISH, GH, K, MO, NY, U, US, iso), Mindanao: Davao, Mt Apo, Todaya, in
fertile humus covered soil of deep damp woods at 4000ft (1219m),
May-1909. Endemic to the Philippines. MINDANAO: Davao (Mt Apo). Damp
primary forests, c. 1200m.
- Alpinia trachyascus K.Schum.
in Engl., Pflanzenreich 20 (1904) 336; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47
(1990) 60; --Languas trachyascus (K.Schum.) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 234;
--Type: Warburg 14514 (B). Endemic to the Philippines. MINDANAO: Davao.
According to Merrill, he only saw the type which has the facies of
Alpinia haenkei C.Presl.
- Alpinia vanoverberghii Merr.,
PJS 7 c (1912) Bot. 75; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 61;
--Languas vanoverberghii (Merr.) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 234; --Type:
Vanoverbergh 573 (PNH, holo, ?lost; GH, K 4 sheets, MO, US, iso), Luzon:
Mountain Province, Bauco, on hillsides, c. 1250m, 11-Jun-1910. Endemic
to the Philippines. LUZON: Mountain Province. On slopes, c. 1350m. Photos
- Alpinia vulcanica Elmer, LPB
8 (1915) 2971; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 61; --Languas
vulcanica (Elmer) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 234; --Type: Elmer 16168 (GH, MO,
NY, iso), Luzon: Sorsogon prov., Irosin, Mt Bulusan, upper edge of a
high waterfall, lodged upon the very end of the overhanging bed rocks of
a very humid densely wooded gulch at 2000ft (610m), May-1916. Endemic to
the Philippines.LUZON: Camarines, Sorsogon, BUCAS GRANDE. Primary
forests at low and medium elevation, ascending to 800m. Photos
- Alpinia wenzelii Merr., PJS 9
c (1914) Bot. 353; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 61, as
‘wenzlii’; --Languas wenzelii (Merr.) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 235; --Type:
C.A. Wenzel 623 (L, MO, US, iso), Leyte: Leyte prov., Dagami, in forest,
500m, 11-Mar-1914. Endemic to the Philippines. LEYTE. In forests, c.
500m.
Known only in cultivation:
- Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.)
B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm., Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 31 (1972) 204;
--Costus zerumbet Pers., Syn. Pl. 1 (1805) 3. --Languas speciosa
(J.C.Wendl.) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 234; --Zerumbet speciosum J.C.Wendl.,
Hort. Herrenhus. 4 (1801) 3. China, Japan. Cultivated in other warm
countries. Occasionally planted for ornamental purposes, but not a
native of the archipelago and nowhere naturalized. Photos
Doubtful species:
- Alpinia eruciformis
(Ridl.) ined.; --Kolowratia eruciformis Ridl., PJS 4 c (1909)
Bot. 182; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 235; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot.
47 (1990) 43; --Type: Merrill 5258 (US, iso), Bucas Grande, 4-Oct-1906.
BUCAS GRANDE. Dry slopes at the borders of forests at low elevation.
- Alpinia mollis C.Presl, Rel.
Haenk. 1 (1827) 110; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 51;
--Languas mollis (C.Presl) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 232; --Type: Haenke
?s.n. Endemic to the Philippines.
- Alpinia pendula (Quisumb.
& Merr.) ined.; --Languas pendula Quisumb. & Merr., PJS 37
(1928) 138; --Type: BS 43328 Ramos (UC, holo), Bohol: Bohol prov.,
Sevilla, in thickets, c. 300m, 17-Sep-1923. BOHOL (Sevilla; Bilar).
Thickets and damp forests, 300-700m.
- Alpinia pinatubensis (Elmer)
ined.; --Languas pinatubensis Elmer, LPB 9 (1934) 3225; --R.M.Sm.,
Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990) 54, as ‘pintatubensis’; --Type: Elmer 22058
(BM). "Described from fruiting material and considered by Elmer to be
close to A. flabellata Ridl. (sect. Alpinia subsect. Presleia). Since
the character of the labellum cannot be checked, no new combination has
been made", Smith (1990).
- Alpinia pulchella K.Schum. in
Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 27 (1899) 276; --R.M.Sm., Edinburgh J. Bot. 47 (1990)
55; --Languas pulchella (K.Schum.) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 233. New Guinea.
Merrill (1922) cites a Warburg specimen from Mindanao although noting
that no Philippine material representing the species has been seen by
him. New Guinea.
- Alpinia scorpioidea (Quisumb.
& Merr.) ined.; --Languas scorpioidea Quisumb. & Merr., PJS 37
(1928) 139; --Type: BS 48947 Ramos & Edańo s.n. (PNH, holo, lost; K,
NY UC, US, iso), Mindanao: Davao Oriental prov., Mati, along streams in
forests at low elevation, 16-Apr-1927. Photos
Amomum
L.
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 9
September 2018
Photos
- Amomum dealbatum Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1 (1820) 42. Nepal to China
to Indochina, Philippines. MINDANAO: Bukidnon, PANAY. Photos
Boesenbergia
Kuntze
Edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 12 November
2016
Photos
- Boesenbergia longipetiolata
(Ridl.) Merr., EPFP 1 (1924) 243; --Gastrochilus longipetiolatus Ridl.,
PJS 4 c (1909) Bot. 166; --Type: FB 9110 Whitford & Hutchinson.
Endemic to the Philippines. MINDANAO: Zamboanga. Lowland primary
forests.
- Boesenbergia macropoda Merr.,
PJS 30 (1926) 391; --Type: BS 44394 (K, NY, US, iso), Jolo: near
cultivated areas at low elevation, Sep-1924. Endemic to the Philippines.
JOLO. Lowlands near cultivated areas.
Catimbium Juss. = Alpinia
Curcuma
L. [Not native]
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 16
February 2018
Photos
- Curcuma longa L., Sp. Pl.
(1753) 2; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1924) 243. --Curcuma domestica Valeton, Bull.
Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg ser. II, 27 (1918) 31. India to W Malesia. Not
native to the Philippines.
- Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.)
Rosc., Monandr. Pl. (1828) t. 109; --Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 158; EPFP
1 (1924) 243; --Amomum zedoaria Christm. in G.F.Christmann &
G.W.F.Panzer, Vollst. Pflanzensyst. 5 (1779) 12. Himalaya to India. Not
native to the Philippines. Photos
Etlingera
Giseke
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 29
September 2018
Photos
- Etlingera alba (Blume)
A.D.Poulsen, Etlingera Sulawesi (2012) 58; --Elettaria alba Blume, Enum.
Pl. Javae 1 (1827) 53; --Type: from Indonesia. --Hornstedtia lepicarpa
(Ridl.) Elmer, LPB 8 (1919) 2979; --Amomum lepicarpum Ridl., LPB 2
(1909) 605; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 239; --Type: Elmer 10044. Moluccas,
New Guinea, Sulawesi, Philippines. LUZON: Laguna, NEGROS, MINDANAO:
Davao, PANAY. Photos
- Etlingera brevilabrum
(Valeton) R.M.Sm., Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43 (1986) 243;
--Achasma brevilabrum Valeton, Icon. Bogor. 2 (1906) t. 202. Borneo,
Philippines. SAMAR. Photos
- Etlingera bulusanensis (Elmer) A.D.Poulsen, Edinburgh J. Bot.
(2018) 4; --Amomum bulusanense Elmer, LPB 8 (1919) 2973; --Merr., EPFP 1
(1922) 238; --Type: Elmer 16395 (BM, lecto; BISH, BM, BO, C, F, G, GH,
HBG, L, MICH, MO, NY, PH, S, U, US, Z, isolecto), Luzon: Sorsogon,
Irosin, Mt Bulusan, 2000ft, Apr-1916. Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON:
Sorsogon. Primary forests, c. 600m.
- Etlingera coccinea (Blume)
S.Sakai & Nagam., Edinburgh J. Bot. 60 (2003) 190; --Elettaria
coccinea Blume, Enum. Pl. Javae (1827) 53; --Type: from Java (lecto).
--?Etlingera punicea (Roxb.) R.M.Sm., Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43
(1986) 249; --Alpinia punicea Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1 (1820) 73. Borneo, Java,
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Philippines. LUZON: Camarines Norte,
Isabela, MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, Misamis
Oriental. 300-1400m. Photos
- Etlingera dalican (Elmer)
A.D.Poulsen, Blumea 48 (2003) 524; --Amomum dalican (Elmer) Merr., EPFP
1 (1922) 238; --Hornstedtia dalican Elmer, LPB 8 (1915) 2906; --Type:
Elmer 11626 (UC, lecto; BISH, BM, BO, F, FI, G, GH, HBG, K, L, MO, NY,
P, PH, U, US, Z, isolecto), Mindanao: Davao, Mt Apo, Todaya, in fertile
moist soil in open glens near springs or streamlets among the forests at
3500ft (1067m), Sep-1909. Endemic to the Philippines. MINDANAO: Davao
(Mt Apo). Small streamlets in forests, c. 1100m. Photos
- Etlingera fimbriobracteata (K.Schum.) R.M.Sm., Notes Roy.
Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43 (1986) 245; --Amomum fimbriobracteatum K.Schum.,
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27 (1899) 317; --Type: from Borneo. --Etlingera
pandanicarpa (Elmer) A.D.Poulsen, Blumea 48 (2003) 525; --Amomum
pandanicarpum (Elmer) Elmer, LPB 8 (1915) 2899; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922)
240; --Hornstedtia pandanicarpa Elmer, LPB 8 (1915) 2899; --Type: Elmer
10508 (DS, lecto; BISH, BM, BO, F, FI, G, GH, K, L, MO, NY, P, U, US, Z,
isolecto), Mindanao: Davao, Mt Apo, Todaya, rich soil of a steep open
glen among monstrous wild 'abaca' or Manila hemp plants at 3500ft
(1067m) elevation, May-1909. Borneo, Philippines. CEBU (photos by J.F.
Barcelona), PANAY, LUZON: Bulacan, MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Davao (Mt Apo).
Medium elevation forests, ascending to 1100m. Photos
- Etlingera hamiguitanensis Naive, Taiwania 62 (2017) 341;
--Type: Naive 0132016 (CMUH, holo; PNH, iso), Mindanao: Davao Oriental,
San Isidro, La Union, Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary,
terrestrial in shaded localities near the stream, 568m, 21-Oct-2016.
Endemic to the Philippines. MINDANAO: Davao Oriental. Conservation
Status: Data Deficient (Naive 2017). Photos
- Etlingera linearifolia (Elmer)
A.D.Poulsen, Edinburgh J. Bot. (2018) 6; --Amomum linearifolium Elmer,
LPB 8 (1919) 2975; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 239; --Type: Elmer 16926 (BM,
lecto; BISH, BM, BO, C, F, FI, G, GH, HBG, K, L, MO, NY, P, S, U, US,
Z), Luzon: Sorsogon, Irosin, Mt Bulusan, 1000ft, Oct-1916. Endemic to
the Philippines. LUZON: Sorsogon. Thickets bordering forests, c. 300m.
- Etlingera philippinensis
(Ridl.) R.M.Sm., Not. Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43 (1986) 248; --Amomum
philippinense (Ridl.) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 240; --Hornstedtia
philippinensis Ridl., Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 35 (1906) 86, excl.
fruit description; LPB 2 (1909) 605; PJS 4 c (1909) Bot. 175; --Elmer,
LPB 8 (1915) 2905; LPB 8 (1919) 2981; --Type: E.B. Copeland 416 (SING,
lecto; G, K, P, isolecto), Mindanao: Davao, Mar-1904. Endemic to the
Philippines. LUZON: Laguna, Quezon, Sorsogon, MINDORO, PALAWAN, PANAY,
NEGROS, BILIRAN, LEYTE, MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Davao. Low and medium
elevation forests. Photos
- Etlingera pilosa A.D.Poulsen
& Docot, Edinburgh J. Bot. (2018) 8; --Hornstedtia pubescens (Ridl.)
Elmer, LPB 8 (1919) 2979; --Amomum pubescens (Ridl.) Merr., EPFP 1
(1922) 240; --Amomum lepicarpum Ridl. var. pubescens Ridl., LPB 2 (1909)
604; --Type: Elmer 10384 (K, lecto; BISH, BM, BO, E, G, HBG, K, L, NY,
US, Z, isolecto), Negros: Negros Oriental Prov, Dumaguete, Cuernos de
Negros Mts, 3500ft, Jun-1908. Endemic to the Philippines. NEGROS: Negros
Oriental (Cuernos Mtns). Forests, c. 1100m.
- Etlingera pubimarginata (Elmer)
A.D.Poulsen, Edinburgh J. Bot. (2018) 8; --Amomum pubimarginatum Elmer,
LPB 8 (1915) 2900; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 240; --Type: Elmer 10546 (BM,
lecto; BISH, BM, BO, F, G, K, L, MO, NY, US, iso), Mindanao: Davao, Mt
Apo, Todaya, well-drained soil of dense woods at 4250ft (1295m) S of the
Sibulan River, May-1909. Endemic to the Philippines. MINDANAO: Davao (Mt
Apo). Primary forest, c. 1300m.
- Etlingera purpurea (Elmer)
A.D.Poulsen, Blumea 48 (2003) 525; --Amomum purpureum (Elmer) Merr.,
EPFP 1 (1922) 240; --Hornstedtia purpurea Elmer, LPB 9 (1919) 2984;
--Type: Elmer 16819 (L, lecto; BISH, BM, BO, C, F, FI, G, GH, HBG, K,
MO, NY, P, S, U, UC, US, Z, isolecto), Luzon: Sorsogon prov., Irosin, Mt
Bulusan, Aug-1916. Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Sorsogon (Mt
Bulusan). Densely forested ravines, c. 450m.
- Etlingera sessilanthera
R.M.Sm., Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43 (1986) 240; --Type: from
Borneo. Borneo, Philippines. PALAWAN. Photos
- Etlingera sorsogonensis
(Elmer) A.D.Poulsen, Blumea 48 (2003) 526; --Hornstedtia sorsogonensis
Elmer, LPB 8 (1919) 2985; --Type: Elmer 16925 (G, lecto; BM, BO, C, F,
FI, G, GH, HBG, K, MO, NY, P, U, UC, US, Z, isolecto), Luzon: Sorsogon
prov., Irosin, Mt Bulusan, in loose humus-covered damp soil of thickets
along borders of woods at 1000ft (305m), Aug-1916. Endemic to the
Philippines. LUZON: Sorsogon (Mt Bulusan). Lowland forest, c. 300m.
- Etlingera subviridis (Elmer) A.D.Poulsen, Edinburgh J. Bot.
(2018) 9; --Hornstedtia subviridis Elmer, LPB 8 (1919) 2987; --Type:
Elmer 16437 (NY, lecto; BISH, C, DS, F, FI, G, GH, HBG, K, L, MICH,MO,
P, PH, S, U, Z, isolecto), Luzon: Sorsogon Prov, Irosin, Mt Bulusan, on
a well-drained stony incline among jungled woods at 1000ft (305m),
Jun-1916. Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Sorsogon.
Known only from cultivation:
- Etlingera elatior (Jack)
R.M.Sm., Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43 (1986) 244; --Alpinia
elatior Jack, Malayan Misc. 2 (1822) 2; --Type: from Indonesia.
--Phaeomeria speciosa (Blume) Koord., Exkurs.-Fl. Java 1 (1911) 332;
--Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 241; --Elettaria speciosa Blume, Enum. Pl. Javae
(1827) 51. Thailand to Malesia. Photos
Geocharis
(K.Schum.) Ridl.
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 9
September 2018
Photos
- Geocharis fusiformis (Ridl.)
R.M.Sm., Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43 (1986) 458; --Amomum
fusiforme Ridl., PJS 4 c (1909) Bot. 171; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 238.
Borneo, Philippines. Photos
- var. fusiformis. PALAWAN, PANAY, NEGROS, SAMAR,
MINDANAO: Zamboanga, Surigao. Low and medium elevation
forests.
Globba
L.
Last edited by Pieter
B. Pelser, 16 February 2018
- Globba aurea Elmer, LPB 8
(1915) 2902; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1924) 244; --Type: Elmer 13243. Endemic to
the Philippines. BUSUANGA, PALAWAN. Low and medium elevation thickets
and rock crevices along streams. Photos
- Globba campsophylla K.Schum.
in Engl., Pflanzenreich 20 (1904) 145; --Ridl., Govt. Lab. Publ.
(Philip.) 35 (1906) 83; PJS 4 c (1909) Bot. 159; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1924)
244; --Type: Cuming 1090. --Globba brevifolia (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in
Engl., Pflanzenreich 20 (1904) 145; --Ridl., PJS 4 c (1909) Bot. 160;
--Merr., EPFP 1 (1924) 244; --Globba parviflora C.Presl var. brevifolia
K.Schum. in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 27 (1899) 330; --Type: Warburg 14066,
Luzon: Zambales. --Globba merrillii Ridl., Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philipp.)
35 (1906) 83; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1924) 245; --Type: Merrill 3869, Luzon:
Bataan. --Globba gracilis K.Schum. in Engl., Pflanzenreich 20 (1904)
145; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1924) 244; --Type: Warburg 14580 (B). --?Globba
latifolia Ridl., PJS 4 c (1909) 161; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1924) 244; --Type:
Merrill 4064. Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Nueva Ecija, Bataan,
Bulacan, Rizal, Quezon, CATANDUANES, CORRIGIDOR, MINDORO, PANAY, SAMAR,
MINDANAO: Bukidnon. Low and medium elevation damp thickets and forests,
on and about cliffs, etc. Photos
- Globba leucocarpa Ridl., PJS
4 c (1909) Bot. 161; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1924) 244; --Type: Elmer 6465.
Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Benguet, POLILLO, MINDORO, LEYTE. Low
and medium elevation, in damp primary forests, on shaded cliffs, etc.
- Globba marantina L., Mant. 2
(1771) 170; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1924) 244. Across Malesia to the Bismarck
Archipelago. Introduced to the Philippines. LUZON: La Union, Pangasinan,
Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bataan, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, PALAWAN, PANAY,
NEGROS. Lowland and medium elevation thickets near human settlements.
Often common. Photos
- Globba parviflora C.Presl,
Rel. Haenk. 1 (1827) 115; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1924) 245; --Type: Haenke
s.n. Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Rizal, Albay, Sorsogon, LEYTE,
MINDANAO. Lowland and medium elevation forests.
- Globba pyramidata Gagnep.,
Bull. Soc. Bot. France 48 (1901) 208; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1924) 245.
Cambodia, Philippines. MINDANAO: Agusan (Weber 1128). Lowland primary
forests.
- Globba ustulata Gagnep.,
Bull. Soc. Bot. France 48 (1901) 208; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1924) 245;
--Type: Marche 227B (P), Balabac. Indochina to Philippines.
- var. ustulata. Endemic
to the Philippines. BALABAC.
Hedychium
Koenig
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 18 August
2017
Photos
- Hedychium coronarium Koenig
in Retz., Obs. 3 (1783) 73; --Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 157; EPFP 1
(1922) 241. Native of India, now widely cultivated and naturalized in
many parts of the tropics. Introduced and cultivated in the Philippines
for ornamental purposes. Kamia. Invasive species (CABI 2017). Photos
- Hedychium philippinense
K.Schum. in Engl., Pflanzenreich 20 (1904) 47; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922)
242; --Type: Vidal 3924 (K), Jolo. Endemic to the Philippines. CEBU
(photos by Pelser & Barcelona), LUZON: Rizal, Laguna, Quezon,
Sorsogon, POLILLO, NEGROS, LEYTE, JOLO, MINDANAO. Lowland and medium
elevation humid forests, ascending to 1100m, often epiphytic or
pseudoepiphytic. Conservation status: Endangered (DAO 2017-11). Photos
Hornstedtia
Retz.
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 30
November 2018
Photos
- Hornstedtia annadeguzmanniae Naive
& Alejandro, Ann. Bot. Fennici 56 (2018) 102; --Type: M.A. Naive 031
(PNH, holo; USTH, HNUL, iso), Mindanao: Misamis Oriental, Claveria,
Aposkahoy, Sitio Lantawon, 1029m, 12-Sep-17. Endemic to the Philippines.
MINDANAO: Misamis Oriental. Photos
- Hornstedtia conoidea Ridl. in
Elmer, LPB 2 (1909) 605; PJS 4 c (1909) Bot. 175; --Amomum conoideum
(Ridl.) Elmer, LPB 8 (1919) 2972; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 238; --Type:
Elmer 10246 (K 3 sheets, NY, US, iso), Negros: Negros Oriental prov.,
Cuernos Mtns, in fertile soil of damp ravines at 2000ft (610m),
Jun-1908. Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Laguna, Sorsogon, NEGROS:
Negros Oriental (Cuernos Mtns), MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Davao City, Davao
Oriental, Lanao del Sur (Camp Keithley), Misamis Oriental. Damp forested
ravines, medium elevation. Photos
- Hornstedtia garbosa Naive & Alejandro, Phytotaxa 347
(2018) 184; --Type: M.A. Naive 028/2017 (PNH, holo; USTH, iso),
Mindanao: Misamis Oriental, Claveria, Aposkahoy, Sitio Lantawon, 1115m,
12-Sep-2017. Endemic to the Philippines. MINDANAO: Misamis Oriental.
Conservation status: Data Deficient (Naive & Alejandro 2018). Photos
- Hornstedtia havilandii
(K.Schum.) K.Schum., Pflanzenreich 20 (1904) 193; --Amomum havilandii
K.Schum. in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 27 (1899) 303; --Type: from Sabah. Borneo
(Sabah; Sarawak), SW Philippines. MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Zamboanga del
Norte, JOLO (BS 44454 Ramos & Edańo), SULU. Lowland second-growth
forests.
- Hornstedtia irosinensis
Elmer, LPB 8 (1919) 2981; --Amomum irosinense (Elmer) Merr., EPFP 1
(1922) 239. --Hornstedtia peninsula Elmer, LPB 8 (1919) 2983; --Type:
Elmer 16455 (MO, US, iso), Luzon: Sorsogon prov., Irosin, Mt Bulusan,
wet stony ground of herbaceous thickets in a densely shaded gulley
between forested ridges at 1750ft (533m), Jun-1916. Endemic to the
Philippines. LUZON: Sorsogon (Mt Bulusan). Forested
ravines, 350-500m.
- Hornstedtia lophophora Ridl.,
LPB 2 (1909) 607; --Amomum lophophorum (Ridl.) Elmer, LPB 8 (1919) 2973;
--Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 239; --Type: Elmer 10365. Endemic to the
Philippines. NEGROS: Negros Oriental, MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Davao City.
Forested ravines, c. 1200m.
- Hornstedtia microcheila
Ridl., LPB 2 (1909) 606; PJS 4 c (1909) Bot. 176; --Amomum microcheila
(Ridl.) Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 239; --Type: Elmer 10279 (K000255170,
lecto; BISH, BM, E, G, HBG, K 2 sheets, NY, isolecto), Negros: Negros
Oriental, Dumaguete, 900m. Endemic to the Philippines. MINDANAO: Davao
Oriental (Mt Hamiguitan), NEGROS: Negros Occidental (Northern Negros
Natural Park), Negros Oriental (Cuernos Mtns). Seepage banks along
streams, 400-900m. Conservation status: Data Deficient (Naive 2018). Photos
Kaempferia
L.
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 18 August
2017
Photos
- Kaempferia galanga L., Sp.
Pl. (1753) 2; --Merr., Fl. Manila (1912) 157; EPFP 1 (1924) 242. India
through Malaya to the Moluccas. LUZON: Mountain Province, Rizal,
MINDANAO: Bukidnon. Lowland and medium elevation grasslands. Photos
- Kaempferia philippinensis
Merr., PJS 10 c (1915) Bot. 296; EPFP 1 (1924) 242; --Type: BS 14952.
Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Laguna. Lowland and medium elevation
forests along streams. Conservation status: Vulnerable (DAO 2017-11).
Kolowratia C.Presl = Alpinia
Languas Koenig = Alpinia
Leptosolena
C.Presl
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 18 August
2017
Photos
- Leptosolena haenkei C.Presl,
Rel. Haenk. 1 (1827) 111; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 236; --Funakoshi et
al., Acta Phytotax. et Geobot. 56 (2005) 45; --Type: Haenke s.n. (PR,
lecto; PR isolecto). --Leptosolena auriculata Elmer, LPB 10 (1939)
3808, nom. nud.; --Voucher: Elmer 17997 (F, L, NY, W). Endemic to the
Philippines. LUZON: Ilocos Norte, La Union, Benguet (Twin Peaks),
Mountain Province (Supan; Dandanac, Besao; Alab and Balili, Bontoc; Mt
Data), Cagayan (Bauan-Mt Tabuan), Nueva Vizcaya, Zambales (Villar, Mt
Pinatubo), 300-1300m. Abundant on sunny rocky slope in the pine
belt of N Luzon. Conservation status: Vulnerable (DAO 2017-11). Photos
Meistera
Giseke
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 30
September 2018
Photos
- Meistera loheri (K.Schum.) Škorničk. & M.F.Newman;
--Amomum loheri K.Schum. in Engl., Pflanzenreich 20 (1904) 247; --Merr.,
EPFP 1 (1922) 239; --Type: Loher 675 (K), 'Luzon central'. Endemic to
the Philippines. LUZON. “I saw Loher’s specimen at Kew in 1907 and at
that time made a note that it was very similar to Amomum trilobum
Ridl.”, Merrill (1922).
- Meistera muricarpa (Elmer)
Škorničk. & M.F.Newman, Taxon 67 (2018) 26; --Hornstedtia muricarpa
(Elmer) Elmer, LPB 8 (1919) 2980; --Amomum muricarpum Elmer, LPB 8
(1915) 2896; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 239; --Type: Elmer 10947. Endemic to
the Philippines. Erroneously reported elsewhere. MINDANAO: Zamboanga,
Cotabato, Davao, PANAY. Low and medium elevation primary forests. Photos
- Meistera propinqua (Ridl.)
Škorničk. & M.F.Newman, Taxon 67 (2018) 27; --Hornstedtia propinqua
(Ridl.) Elmer, LPB 8 (1919) 2979; --Amomum propinquum Ridl., Govt. Lab.
Publ. (Philipp.) 35 (1906) 84; PJS 4 c (1909) Bot. 172; --Elmer, LPB 8
(1915) 2894; --Merr., Sp. Blancoanae (1918) 111; EPFP 1 (1922) 240;
--Type: Elmer 6284. --Amomum echinatum auct. non Willd.; --Blanco, Fl.
Filip. ed. 2 (1845) 3; Fl. Filip. ed. 3, 1 (1877) 4. --Amomum aculeatum
auct. non Roxb.; --Naves, Novis. App. (1880) 224. Endemic to the
Philippines. LUZON: Benguet, Laguna, Batangas, Quezon, Sorsogon,
MASBATE, BILIRAN, MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Davao. Lowland and medium
elevation forests. Photos
Phaeomeria Lindl. = Etlingera
Plagiostachys
Ridl.
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 7 October
2017
Photos
- Plagiostachys corrugata
Elmer, LPB 8 (1915) 2908; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 237; --Type: Elmer
11130. Endemic to the Philippines. MINDANAO: Davao (Mt Apo). Forests, c.
450m.
- Plagiostachys elegans Ridl.,
PJS 4 c (1909) Bot. 178; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 237; --Type: Clemens
s.n. Endemic to the Philippines. MINDANAO: Lanao del Sur. Forests, c.
900m.
- Plagiostachys escritorii
Elmer, LPB 8 (1915) 2910; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 237; --Type: Elmer
10516. Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Laguna, Sorsogon, SAMAR,
MINDANAO. Medium elevation forests, ascending to 1300m.
- Plagiostachys lata Elmer, LPB
10 (1939) 3805, nom. inval., no Latin diagnosis; --Type: Elmer 18234
(syn); Elmer 17618 (syn). LUZON: Laguna (Mt Makiling), Quezon (photos).
Open places or among shrubberies of the foothills. Endemic to the
Philippines. Photos
- Plagiostachys parviflora
(C.Presl) Ridl., PJS 4 c (1909) Bot. 178; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 237;
--Amomum parviflorum C.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 2 (1833) 112; --Type: Elmer
16215. Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Sorsogon, PANAY, LEYTE,
MINDANAO: Agusan del Norte. Low elevation primary forests. Photos
- Plagiostachys philippinensis
Ridl., LPB 2 (1909) 571; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 237; --Type: BS 33614
Ramos & Edańo. Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Laguna, Quezon,
Camarines, POLILLO, SIBUYAN, CATANDUANES, PANAY, SAMAR, MINDANAO. Low
and medium elevation primary forests.
- Plagiostachys rolfei
(K.Schum.) Ridl., PJS 4 c (1909) Bot. 179; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 237;
--Alpinia rolfei K.Schum. in Engl., Pflanzenreich 20 (1904) 368; --Type:
Cuming 1327 (K 2 sheets), Luzon: Cagayan prov. (according to Merrill
(1924) not Albay as label suggests). Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON:
Cagayan.
Vanoverberghia
Merr.
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 9
September 2018
Photos
- Vanoverberghia rubrobracteata Docot & Ambida, Blumea 63
(2018) 130; --Type: R.V.A. Docot 0123 (PNH256337, holo; E, NY, SING,
USTH, iso), Luzon: Quezon Prov., Tayabas, Brgy Lalo, Mt Banahaw,
14°03.561'N, 121°31.157'E, 1432 m, 12-Nov-2017. Endemic to the
Philippines. LUZON: Ifugao, Mountain Province, Quezon (Mt Banahaw),
Rizal, Sorsogon, NEGROS, PANAY. Conservation status Least Concern
(Ambida et al. 2018). Photos
- Vanoverberghia sepulchrei
Merr., PJS 7 c (1912) Bot. 76; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 238; --Type:
Vanoverbergh 956. Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Benguet, Ifugao,
Mountain Province. Steep slopes along stream gullies, medium elevation
to 1500m. Conservation status: Other Threatened Species (DAO 2017-11). Photos
Wurfbainia
Giseke
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 7 March
2018
Photos
- Wurfbainia elegans (Ridl.) Škorničk. & A.D.Poulsen, Taxon
67 (2018) 29; --Amomum elegans Ridl., Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philipp.) 35
(1906) 84; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 238. Endemic to the Philippines.
LUZON: Bataan, MINDANAO: Lanao del Sur. Low and medium elevation primary
forests. Photos
- Wurfbainia hedyosma (I.M.Turner) Škorničk. & A.D.Poulsen,
Taxon 67 (2018) 30; --Amomum hedyosmum I.M.Turner, Asian J. Trop. Biol.
4 (2000) 18. --Amomum trilobum Ridl., Govt. Lab. Publ. (Philip.) 35
(1906) 85, nom. illeg., auct. non Gagnep.; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 241;
--Type: Bolster 67 (K 2 sheets, US), Luzon: Pampanga prov., Mt Arayat,
May-1905. Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Ilocos Norte, Mountain
Province, Pampanga, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, PALAWAN, PANAY. Low and
medium elevation primary forests.
- Wurfbainia mindanaensis
(Elmer) Škorničk. & A.D.Poulsen, Taxon 67 (2018) 30; --Amomum
mindanaense Elmer, LPB 8 (1919) 2894; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 239;
--Type: Elmer 10822 (BISH, GH, MO, NY, US, iso), Mindanao: Davao, Mt
Apo, Todaya, in damp deeply humus-covered ground of the oak forests at
3750ft (1143m) S of the Baruring River, Jun-1909. Endemic to the
Philippines. MINDANAO: Davao. Primary forest, c. 1100m. Photos
- Wurfbainia palawanensis
(Elmer) Škorničk. & A.D.Poulsen, Taxon 67 (2018) 30; --Amomum
palawanense Elmer, LPB 8 (1915) 2897; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 239;
--Type: Elmer 12795 (BISH, GH, MO, NY, US, iso), Palawan: Palawan prov.,
Puerto Princesa, Mt Pulgar (Thumb Peak), in good soil among open
thickets of woods along a creek bottom at 250ft (76m), Mar-1911. Endemic
to the Philippines. PALAWAN. Lowland forests along streams. Very similar
to Amomum mindanaense Elmer. Conservation status: Vulnerable (DAO
2017-11). Photos
Zingiber
Boehmer
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 9
September 2018
Photos
- Zingiber apoense Elmer, LPB 8
(1915) 2914; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 228; --Type: Elmer 10545. Endemic to
the Philippines. MINDANAO: Davao (Mt Apo). Forests, 1000-1300m. Photos
- Zingiber banahaoense Mood
& Theilade, Nordic J. Bot. 21 (2001) 129; --Type: Mood 506 (AAU,
holo; K, iso), Luzon, Quezon, Delores, Mt. Banahao, above Kinabuhayan
village. Endemic to the Philippines. LUZON: Quezon, MINDANAO: Bukidnon.
Photos
- Zingiber brevifolium N.E.Br.,
Gard. Chron. 26 (1886) 390; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 228; --Type: W. Bull
s.n. (K). Endemic to the Philippines. Described from cultivated
specimens said to have originated from the Philippines. Otherwise
unknown.
- Zingiber bulusanense Elmer,
LPB 8 (1919) 2993; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 228. Endemic to the
Philippines. LUZON: Sorsogon (Mt Bulusan). Primary forests, c. 450m.
- Zingiber matutumense Mood
& Theilade, Nordic J. Bot. 21 (2001) 130; --Type: Hepton W83P754
(AAU, holo), Mindanao: South Cotabato prov., Mt Matutum, 830m, 1982.
Endemic to the Philippines. MINDANAO: South Cotabato (Mt Matutum). Photos
- Zingiber molle Ridl., PJS 4 c
(1909) Bot. 168; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 229. Endemic to the Philippines.
LUZON: Mountain Province, Benguet (Mt Sto Tomas), Pampanga, Quezon (Mt
Banahaw). Forested stream gullies, 1100-1600m. Photos
- Zingiber montanum (J.Koenig) Link ex A.Dietr., Sp. Pl. 1
(1831) 52; --Amomum montanum J.Koenig in Retz., Observ. Bot. 3 (1783)
51. --Zingiber cassumunar Roxb., Asiat. Research 11 (1810) 347; --Merr.,
EPFP 1 (1922) 229. Native of tropical continental Asia, pantropic in
cultivation. MINDORO (photos). Reportedly also in Mindanao (Misamis),
but Merrill also noted having seen no Philippine material representing
this species. Naturalized in the Philippines. Photos
- Zingiber negrosense Elmer,
LPB 8 (1915) 2917; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 229; --Type: Elmer 10421
(BISH, K, MO, NY, US, iso), Negros: Negros Oriental prov., Cuernos Mtns,
Jun-1908. Endemic to the Philippines. NEGROS: Negros Oriental (Cuernos
Mtns), MINDANAO: Davao (Mt Apo). Forested ravines, c. 1050m.
- Zingiber officinale Rosc.,
Trans. Linn. Soc. 7 (1807) 348; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 229. Native of
tropical Asia, pantropical in distribution. Widely cultivated in the
Philippines but nowhere naturalized. Ginger. Luya. Photos
- Zingiber pubisquama Ridl.,
PJS 4 c (1909) Bot. 169; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 229; --Type: M.S.
Clemens 1163a (K), Mindanao: Lanao del Sur, Lake Lanao, Camp Keithley,
Sep-1907. Endemic to the Philippines. MINDANAO: Lanao del Sur prov.
(Camp Keithley). Cogon grasslands, c. 650m.
- Zingiber sylvaticum Elmer,
LPB 8 (1915) 2919; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 229; --Type: Elmer 9843 (NY,
US, iso), Negros: Negros Oriental prov., Cuernos Mtns, Jun-1908. Endemic
to the Philippines. LUZON: Cagayan, Laguna, Quezon, Camarines, Sorsogon,
POLILLO, CATANDUANES, NEGROS. Mainly in medium elevation forests,
ascending to 1300m. Synonym of Zingiber molle Ridl.? Photos
- Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe
ex Sm., Exot. Bot. 2 (1806) 105; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 229; --Amomum
zerumbet L., Sp. Pl. (1753) 1. Tropical and subtropical Asia,
Philippines. Photos
- ssp. zerumbet. Native of
tropical Asia, now pantropic. N LUZON, PANAY to MINDANAO, in most or
all islands and provinces. Low and medium elevation thickets in and
near settlements.
Insertae sedis:
- Amomum luzonense
Elmer, LPB 8 (1919) 2976; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 239; --Type: Elmer
15645, Luzon: Sorsogon prov., Irosin (Mt Bulusan), well-drained ground
of secondary woods or shrubberies, Jun-1916. Endemic to the Philippines.
LUZON: Sorsogon, BILIRAN. Low and medium elevation secondary forests.
- Amomum warburgii (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in Engl., Pflanzenreich
4, 46 (1904) 257; --Costus warburgii K.Schum., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27
(1899) 346. Endemic to the Philippines. MINDANAO.
Excluded species:
- Amomum deuteramomum K.Schum.
in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 27 (1899) 313; --Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 238; --Type:
Warburg 15735. Sulawesi. Only known from the type. Note by P.B. Pelser
(18-Aug-2018): Merrill (1922) did not see specimens of this taxon, but
cited Warburg 15735 and noted "Mindanao (Davao)" as locality. According
to Poulsen (2012), this was in error and the type of Amomum deuteramomum
is from Sulawesi.
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Hidenobu Funakoshi, Lyka Mae P. Irang, Diana Limjoco, John Mood, Mark
Arcebal Kling Naive, Oliver C. Pe, Andrew Pranada, Greg Rule, Ravan
Schneider, Wally Suarez, and Danilo Tandang kindly contributed photographs
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