Botanical Name

Zingiber sp. [Zingiberaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Peder E. Benzon

Collection Date-s

1816 – 1845

Collection Location

St. Croix [U. S. Virgin Islands]

Colonial Context

Danish West Indies 1672–1917

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

Zingiber sp.; det. Jens W. Hornemann; E. E. 68-1622; Off. Rad. Zingiberis

Ownership and Collection Management History

ex herb. Alfred Benzon

Common Names

Ginger [English]

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

NHMD00925160

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

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