Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 266 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Hellenia arctiflora F.Muell. legitimate

• Comment: Bentham refers to F.Mueller, Fragm. 8 (1872) 25, but the name is mentioned there only as a synonym of Hellenia arctiflora F.Muell. R.M.Smith, loc. cit. wrongly refers the name to F.Mueller, Fragm. 8 (1872) 25.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 114 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 542, t. 16 [secondary reference]

• Vernacular: Booroogun

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 537-538, Fig. 115 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Hellenia arctiflora F.Muell. legitimate

Smith, R.M. (1975), Notes from the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh: 177 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1984), Native Plants of Queensland 2: 40 [secondary reference]

Smith, R.M. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Appendix: Zingiberaceae. Flora of Australia 45: 453 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Hellenia arctiflora F.Muell. legitimate

Smith, R.M. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Zingiberaceae. Flora of Australia 45: 31, Fig. 26, Map 31 APC [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Rockingham Bay, Qld, 29 Jan. 1865, J. Dallachy s.n. (MEL)

nomenclatural synonym: Hellenia arctiflora F.Muell. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld

Smith, R.M. (1990), Alpinia (Zingiberaceae): a proposed new infrageneric classification. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 47(1): 37, fig. 6B [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Dallachy s.n. (MEL).

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Fruits of the Rainforest: 30-31, Fig. 41 [secondary reference]

common name: Pleated Ginger [n/a]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 313 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 92 [secondary reference]

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 562 [secondary reference]

common name: Pleated Ginger [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Pleuranthodium racemigerum (F.Muell.) R.M.Sm. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 542, t. 16

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