Cautleya

Cautleya gracilis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Zingiberaceae
Subfamilia: Zingiberoideae
Tribus: Zingibereae
Genus: Cautleya
Species: C. gracilis – C. spicata

Name

• Cautleya (Royle ex Benth.) Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 114: t. 6991 (1888)
• Type species: Cautleya gracilis (Sm.) Dandy, J. Bot. 70: 328 (1932)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cautlea Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 361 (1839), nom. nud.

References

• Hooker, J.D. (1888) Botanical Magazine, 114: , pl. 6991.
• Auvry, G. & Newman, M.F. (2010) A revision of Cautleya (Zingiberaceae), Edinburgh Journal of Botany, 67: 451–465. DOI: 10.1017/S0960428610000193.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Cautleya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Aug 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Cautleya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Aug 2014.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Cautleya. Published online. Accessed: Aug 14 2014.

Vernacular names

English: Hardy ginger

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