Camptandra parvula (King ex Baker) Ridl.

 

Camptandra parvula (King ex Baker) Ridl.

• J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 32:104. (1899) 

• This name is reported by Zingiberaceae as an accepted name in the genus Camptandra (family Zingiberaceae).

  The record derives from Zingiberaceae resource centre (data supplied on 2024-03-16) which reports it as an accepted name (record 472 )

Camptandra parvula (King ex Baker) Ridl. (worldfloraonline.org)

Camptandra parvula is a species of flowering plant in the Ginger family. The species was first scientifically described by John Gilbert Baker in 1890 under the nomenclature Kaempferia parvula following George King's earlier description.  In 1899, Henry Nicholas Ridley moved it to the genus Camptandra. 

In the Checklist of the Zingiberaceae of Malesia 2004, Newman et al. consider Camptandra gracillima as a genus of C. parvula, under the nomenclature Camptandra parvula var. angustifolia Ridl., 1899. 

Distribution

It is found at altitudes of about 600–1,200 m (2,000–4,000 ft) on rocky or riverbank soils in the states of Selangor (Bukit Kutu), Pahang (Tahan River), Penang (Government Hill), Perak (Thaiping Hills, Bujong Malacca, Goping = Gopeng), Malaysia.

Typical specimens: Dr. King s.n. = H.H. Kunstler s.n., collected by Hermann H. Kunstler (1837-1887).

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