Rhynchanthus Explained

Rhynchanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family. It is native to Yunnan, Myanmar, and the Assam region of eastern India.^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Rhynchanthus beesianus W.W.Sm. - Yunnan, Myanmar
• Rhynchanthus bluthianus Wittm. - Myanmar
• Rhynchanthus johnianus Schltr. - Myanmar
• Rhynchanthus longiflorus Hook.f. - Myanmar, Assam

formerly included

• Rhynchanthus papuanus Gilli = Alpinia acuminata R.M.Sm.
• Rhynchanthus radicalis Valeton = Geocharis radicalis (Valeton) B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.
• Rhynchanthus wiesemannianus Loes. & Schlechter - unresolved name

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=261466 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200028427 Flora of China v 24 p 347, 喙花姜 hui hua jiang, Rhynchanthus beesianus W. W. Smith, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 10: 189. 1918.