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Boesenbergia magna

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Boesenbergia magna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Boesenbergia
Species:
B. magna
Binomial name
Boesenbergia magna
(R.M.Sm.) Veldkamp & Mood (2020)
Synonyms[1]

Haplochorema magnum R.M.Sm. (1987)

Boesenbergia magna is a species of flowering plant in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is a rhizomatous geophyte endemic to the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo.[1]

It was first formally named Haplochorema magnum in 1987 by Rosemary Margaret Smith.[1][2] In 2020 it was renamed Boesenbergia magna when genus Haplochorema was subsumed into Boesenbergia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Boesenbergia magna (R.M.Sm.) Veldkamp & Mood". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Haplochorema magnum R.M.Sm". International Plant Names Index. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries, and Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 3 January 2021.