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Taxon: Dichorisandra thyrsiflora J. C. Mikan

Genus: Dichorisandra
Family: Commelinaceae subfamily: Commelinoideae tribe: Tradescantieae subtribe: Dichorisandrinae.
Nomen number: 13918
Place of publication: Del. fl. faun. bras. 3, t. 3. 1820
Name verified on: 22-Feb-1996 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 19-May-2003
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.

Common names:

  • blue-ginger   (Source: R. Faden, p.c.) – English

Economic importance:

  • Environmental: ornamental   (fide Dict Gard)

Distributional range:

      Native:
  • SOUTHERN AMERICA
    Brazil: Brazil

References:

  • Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45. (L Peru) [cultivated].
  • Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. (Zander ed13)
  • Faden, R. B. 1996. pers. comm. [re. common names].
  • Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. (Dict Gard)
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. (Hortus 3)
More:

Check other databases for Dichorisandra thyrsiflora J. C. Mikan:

  • TROPICOS: Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
  • Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.

Check other databases for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

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USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?13918 (09 November 2010)

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