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LINNEAN1315

From:
William Roscoe
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Unknown
Date:
[1821-1827]
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/17/151, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

According to Linnaean sexual system, with headings "Monandria" and "Diandria".

[Probably from Roscoe's working papers for his "Monandrian plants of the order Scitamineae.." (1828)]

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The Linnean Society of London

LINNEAN1316

From:
William Roscoe
To:
Unknown
Date:
[1821-1827]
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/17/152, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Sketch drawings in ink and pencil of reproductive organs of 'Canna', 'Maranta', 'Thalia', 'Myrosma', 'Alpinia', 'Zingiber', 'Amomum', 'Costus', 'Kaempferia', 'Curcuma', 'Colebrookia', and 'Gen. nov. au. Bot.'. Labels for 'Phrynium' and 'Philydrum' but no drawings.

[Probably from Roscoe's working papers for his "Monandrian plants of the order Scitamineae.." (1828)]

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London

LINNEAN1317

From:
William Roscoe
To:
Unknown
Date:
[1821-1827]
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/17/153, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Observations: 'Hellenia' of Retzius and Willdenow appears to be 'Alpinia'; 'Renealmia' omitted, 'Renealmia exaltata' resembles 'Globba uviformis' and 'Renealmia' of Andrews Bot Rep are 'Alpinia'; 'Amomum' divided into 'Zingiber' and 'Amomum'; 'Amomum zedoaria' is a 'Curcuma'; 'Hornstedtia' of Willdenow to be considered; 'Alpinia comosa' of Willdenow is a 'Costus'; and 'Globba' to be further examined.

[Probably from Roscoe's working papers for his "Monandrian plants of the order Scitamineae.." (1828)]

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