Roscoea

 
  • Roscoea alpina Royle in Ill. Bot. Himal. 361, t. 89. 1839.
  • Roscoea auriculata K. Schum. in Engl., Pflanzenr. 46:118. 1904.
  • Roscoea brandisii (King ex Baker) K. Schum. in Engl., Pflanzenr. 46:119, f.16 c-e. 1904.
  • Roscoea capitata J.E.Sm. in Trans. Linn. Soc. 13:461. 1812.
    • var. capitata
    • var. purpurata Gagnep in Bull. Bot. Soc. France 1, 4:74. 1902.
  • Roscoea exilis Horan., Monogr. 21. 1862.
  • Roscoea nepalensis Cowley in Kew Bull. 34:811. 1980.
  • Roscoea purpurea J.E.Sm., Exot. Bot. 2:97, t. 108. 1804
  • Roscoea tibetica Batalin in Acta Hort. Ptrop. 14, 8:183. 1895.
  • Roscoea tumjensis Cowley in Kew Bull. 36:768. 1982.
  • Roscoea wardii Cowley in Kew Bull. 36:768. 1982.
    •  
    Karthikeyan et
    al. (1989)     have mentioned following species of Roscoea in India:

    1. Roscoea alpina
      Royle
    2. R. auriculata
      K. Schum.
    3. R. brandisii (King
      ex Baker) K. Schum.
    4. R. capitata
      J.E.Sm.
    5. R. exilis
      Horan. [synonym of       Roscoea alpina Royle]
    6. R. nepalensis
      Cowley
    7. R. purpurea
      J.E.Sm.
    8. R. tibetica
      Batalin
    9. R. tumjensis
      Cowley
    10. R. wardii
      Cowley

    Scrutiny in
    TPL indicates one as synonym.

    Reference:

    Karthikeyan,
    S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. 1989. Florae Indicae Enumeratio:
    Monocotyledonae, Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta, pp. 297-298.     

     
     
     
     
     

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