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Larsenianthus arunachalensis

Family
Zingiberaceae (Ginger family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
Arunachal Pradesh to N. Myanmar
Climate
wet tropical

About

Larsenianthus arunachalensis is a species of the genus Larsenianthus in the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).. It was first described in 2010 and is native to northeastern India, and Myanmar.

Where it grows

Larsenianthus arunachalensis is known from the place where the type specimen was found on Lohit, near Lalpani, in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India. It thrives on sandy soils at altitudes of over 1400 meters. One finds Larsenianthus arunachalensis in dense stands of wild occurring banana ( Musa spp.). It has also been found in Northwestern Myanmar, in the Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary.

Other Larsenianthus plants

Larsenianthus assamensis · Larsenianthus careyanus · Larsenianthus wardianus · Larsenianthus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Larsenianthus arunachalensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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