Category: Alpinia

Alpinia manii Baker, Fl. Brit. India 6: 253 (1892) (syn: Alpinia phoenicea Kamphoevener ex Kurz); . Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar as per POWO; . Alpinia‎‎ page with comparative images: (Mixed thread): 3 images. Here are three images of Alpinia manii Baker which were shot by Dr. M. C. Naik from Andaman Islands from an inland forest floor. […]

Alpinia hainanensis K.Schum., Pflanzenr. IV, 46: 335 1904. (syn: Alpinia henryi K.Schum.; Alpinia henryi var. densihispida H.Dong & G.J.Xu; Alpinia kainantensis Masam.; Alpinia katsumadae Hayata; Languas hainanensis (K.Schum.) Merr.; Languas henryi (K.Schum.) Merr.; Languas katsumadae (Hayata) Merr.); SE. China to Vietnam as per WCSP;   SK1585 20 Nov 2018 : 3 posts by 2 authors. […]

Alpinia ovoidocarpa H.Dong & G.J.Xu, Guihaia 13: 328 1993. ; . Arunachal Pradesh, China (Guangxi): China Southeast, East Himalaya as per POWO; . MS Sept., 2016/02 Alpinia sp. for ID : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Location : Tleu, Mizoram Date : 22/03/2012 Habit : Herb Habitat : Wild Alpinia malaccensis or A. […]

MS Sept.2016/03 Alpinia sp. for ID : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5) Location : Dampui, Mizoram Date : 25/09/2016 Habit : Herb Habitat : Grows wild in virgin forest Alpinia malaccensis or Alpinia blepharocalyx Flowers essential for confirmation. Alpinia blepharocalyx K.Schum. is a syn. of as per Alpinia roxburghii Sweet as per Catalogue […]

Alpinia conchigera Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 424 1851. (syn: Alpinia humilis Teijsm. & Binn. [Illegitimate]; Alpinia laosensis Gagnep.; Alpinia sumatrana (Miq.) K.Schum.; Languas conchigera (Griff.) Burkill; Languas sumatrana (Miq.) Merr.; Strobidia conchigera (Griff.) Kuntze; Strobidia oligosperma Kuntze; Strobidia sumatrana Miq.); . SE. Bangladesh to Sumatera, Philippines: Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Cambodia, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, […]

Alpinia nigra (Gaertn.) Burtt, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 35: 213 1977. (Syn: Alpinia allughas (Retz.) Roscoe; Amomum bifidum Stokes; Amomum nigrum (Gaertn.) Raeusch.; Amomum taraca Horan.; Hellenia allughas (Retz.) Willd.; Heritiera allughas Retz.; Languas allughas (Retz.) Burkill; Languas aquatica J. König; Zingiber nigrum Gaertn.); . Indian Subcontinent to China (S. Yunnan): Andaman Is., Assam, […]

Alpinia vittata W.Bull, Cat. 83: 4 1873. (Syn: Alpinia sanderae Sander; Alpinia tricolor Sander; Guillainia vittata (W.Bull) Ridl.); . Bismarck Archipelago; Dominican Republic; Fiji; Leeward Is.; Solomon Is.; Thailand; Trinidad-Tobago; Windward Is. as per Catalogue of Life; . Common name: Striped Ginger .   Alpinia for ID : 090511 : AK-1: Taken during Feb and April, at […]

Alpinia roxburghii Sweet, Hort. Brit. 390 1826. (Syn: Alpinia blepharocalyx K.Schum.; Alpinia blepharocalyx var. glabrior (Hand.-Mazz.) T.L.Wu; Alpinia bracteata Roxb. [Illegitimate]; Languas blepharocalyx (K.Schum.) Hand.-Mazz.; Languas blepharocalyx var. glabrior Hand.-Mazz.); . E. Nepal to S. China and Peninsula Malaysia: Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam as […]

Alpinia smithiae M.Sabu & Mangaly, Edinburgh J. Bot. 48: 69 1991. ; . SW. India as per POWO; .   . References: POWO  The Plant List  Alpinia smithiae (Zingiberaceae): a new species from South India   Volatile essential oil constituents of Alpinia smithiae – Journal of …  Alpinia smithiae – Overview – Encyclopedia of Life  BSI […]

Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd., Sp. Pl. 1: 12 1797. (Syn: Alpinia alba (Retz.) Roscoe; Alpinia bifida Warb.; Alpinia carnea Griff.; Alpinia galanga var. pyramidata (Blume) K.Schum.; Alpinia pyramidata Blume; Alpinia rheedei Wight; Alpinia viridiflora Griff.; Amomum galanga (L.) Lour.; Amomum medium Lour.; Galanga major Garsault [Invalid]; Galanga officinalis Salisb.; Hellenia alba (Retz.) Willd.; Heritiera alba […]

Alpinia malaccensis (Burm.f.) Roscoe, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 345 1807 (Syn: Buekia malaccensis (Burm.f.) Raeusch.; Catimbium malaccense (Burm.f.) Holttum; Costus malaccensis Koenig; Languas malaccensis (Burm.f.) Merr.; Maranta malaccensis Burm.f.); . Assam to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China: Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, Myanmar, Tibet, Vietnam; Introduced into: China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Maluku, Sri […]

Alpinia calcarata (Haw.) Roscoe, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 347 1807. (Syn: Alpinia alata A.Dietr.; Alpinia bracteata Roscoe; Alpinia calcarata var. compacta Gagnep.; Alpinia cernua Sims; Alpinia erecta Lodd. ex Steud. [Invalid]; Alpinia roscoeana Steud. [Illegitimate]; Alpinia simsii Gasp.; Alpinia spicata Roxb. [Illegitimate]; Catimbium erectum (DC.) Juss. ex Lestib.; Globba erecta DC.; Languas calcarata (Haw.) […]

Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm., Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 31: 204 1972. (syn. Alpinia cristata Griff.; Alpinia fimbriata Gagnep.; Alpinia fluvitialis Hayata; Alpinia schumanniana Valeton; Alpinia speciosa (J.C.Wendl.) K.Schum. [Illegitimate]; Alpinia speciosa var. longiramosa Gagnep.; Amomum nutans (Andrews) Schult.; Catimbium nutans (Andrews) Juss. ex Lestib.; Catimbium speciosum (J.C.Wendl.) Holttum; Costus zerumbet Pers.; Languas […]

Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K.Schum., Pflanzenr. IV, 46: 323 1904. (Syn: Alpinia grandis K.Schum.; Alpinia purpurata var. albobracteata K.Schum.; Alpinia purpurata var. anomala Gagnep.; Alpinia purpurata var. grandis (K.Schum.) K.Schum.; Guillainia novo-ebudica F.Muell.; Guillainia purpurata Vieill.; Languas purpurata (Vieill.) Kaneh.); . Maluku to SW. Pacific: Bismarck Archipelago, Maluku, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Solomon Is., Vanuatu; Introduced […]