Alpinia rufescens (Thwaites) K.Schum. (1904:322)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Elettaria rufescens Thwaites in Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 430 (1864); Amomum rufescens (Thwaites) Trimen in Syst. Cat. Fl. Pl. Ceylon: 92 (1885); Cardamomum rufescens (Thwaites) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 687 (1891); Languas rufescens (Thwaites) Alston in H.Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6(Suppl.): 282 (1931)
Conservation Status
Missing (MOE, 2012:339; Wijesundara et al., 2020:142) or Extinct (POWO, 2024)
Distribution & Habitat
Sri Lanka
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Christenhusz, M. and Govaerts, R. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
IUCN Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. (2007). The 2007 Red List of Threatened Fauna and Flora of Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka. xiii + 148 pp.
MOE (Ministry of Environment). (2012). The National Red List 2012 of Sri Lanka; Conservation Status of the Fauna and Flora. Ministry of Environment, Colombo, Sri Lanka. viii + 476 pp.
POWO. (2024). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 26 May 2024]
Wijesundara, Siril, Ranasinghe, Subhani, Jayasinghe, Himesh, Gunawardena, Nadeeka, Fonseka, Gayani and Wijesooriya, Shivanthi. (2020). Angiosperms in Sri Lanka: Present status of Angiosperms in Sri Lanka, pp. 1-168. In: The National Red List 2020 - Conservation Status of the Flora of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka: Biodiversity Secretariat, Ministry of Environment and the National Herbarium, Department of National Botanic Gardens. xviii + 254 pp.