Botanical Name

Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm. [Zingiberaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Johan P. Rottler

Collection Date-s

1776 – 1804

Collection Location

[Asia]

Colonial Context

Danish India 1620–1869

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

Zingiber zerumbet (L.) J. E. Smith; det. Paulus J. M. Maas 1966-01; Costus speciosus

Ownership and Collection Management History

Rottler 561; ex herb. Martin Vahl

Common Names

Bitter ginger [English]

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

NHMD00925156

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

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