Botanical Name

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

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collection Date-s

1780 – 1830

Collection Location

Collection location unknown; or cultivated

Colonial Context

Danish India 1620–1869

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

Zingiber Zerumbeth; Amomum Zerumbetham L.; Curcuma zerumbet Roxb.

Ownership and Collection Management History

ex herb. C. F. Schumacher

Common Names

Bitter ginger [English]

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

NHMD00925158

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

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