Botanical Name

Zingiber officinale Roscoe [Zingiberaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Charles F. Baker

Collection Date-s

17 November 1905

Collection Location

Santiago de las Vegas [Cuba]

Colonial Context

Danish West Indies 1672–1917

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

Economic Plants of the World Distributed by C. F. Baker No. 101 Zingiber officinale Rosc. var.; Grown from rhizome brought from the high mountains of Western Cuba; where it is common in the most remote parts of the high moist mountain forests. It has every appearance of being native there. The plants yield large rhizomes of very fine quality; and small lots are being sent out from that region. Could easily be grown on a commercial scale in Cuba.

Ownership and Collection Management History

Econ. Pls. World 101

Common Names

Ginger [English]

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

NHMD00925152

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY-NC 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)