- Family: Zingiberaceae Martinov
Alpinia Roxb.
[FZ]
Sterculiaceae, H. Wild. Flora Zambesiaca 1:2. 1961
- Morphology General Habit
- Evergreen trees with lepidote branchlets and petiolate simple coriaceous leaves; stipules present.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers dioecious, in axillary many-flowered panicles; bracts and bracteoles present. Female flowers: perianth as in the male; ovary of 5 connate carpels; styles connate, short; stigmas 5, thick. Male flowers: androphore with 5 anthers at its apex and with a vestigial style protruding through it.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx campanulate, 5-lobed.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals absent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Ripe carpels woody, indehiscent, keeled along the back, 1-seeded.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds without endosperm; cotyledons very thick.
Native to:
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Introduced into:
Ascension, Bolivia, Canary Is., Colombia, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Korea, Leeward Is., Mexico Southwest, Peru, Puerto Rico, Santa Cruz Is., St.Helena, Trinidad-Tobago, West Himalaya, Windward Is.
- Alpinia abundiflora Burtt & R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia acuminata R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia adana C.K.Lim
- Alpinia aenea B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia albipurpurea (P.Royen) R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia amentacea R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia apoensis Elmer
- Alpinia aquatica (Retz.) Roscoe
- Alpinia arctiflora (F.Muell.) Benth.
- Alpinia arfakensis K.Schum.
- Alpinia argentea (B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.) R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia arundelliana (F.M.Bailey) K.Schum.
- Alpinia asmy C.K.Lim
- Alpinia assimilis Ridl.
- Alpinia athroantha Valeton
- Alpinia austrosinense (D.Fang) P.Zou & Y.S.Ye
- Alpinia bambusifolia C.F.Liang & D.Fang
- Alpinia beamanii R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia biakensis R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia bodenii R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia boia Seem.
- Alpinia boninsimensis Makino
- Alpinia borraginoides K.Schum.
- Alpinia brachyantha Merr.
- Alpinia brevilabris C.Presl
- Alpinia breviligulata (Gagnep.) Gagnep.
- Alpinia brevis T.L.Wu & S.J.Chen
- Alpinia caerulea (R.Br.) Benth.
- Alpinia calcarata (Andrews) Roscoe
- Alpinia calcicola Q.B.Nguyen & M.F.Newman
- Alpinia calycodes K.Schum.
- Alpinia capitellata Jack
- Alpinia carinata Valeton
- Alpinia carolinensis Koidz.
- Alpinia celebica K.Schum.
- Alpinia chaunocolea K.Schum.
- Alpinia chinensis (Retz.) Roscoe
- Alpinia chrysorachis K.Schum.
- Alpinia coeruleoviridis K.Schum.
- Alpinia conchigera Griff.
- Alpinia condensata Valeton
- Alpinia conferta B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia congesta Elmer
- Alpinia conghuaensis J.P.Liao & T.L.Wu
- Alpinia conglomerata R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia copelandii Ridl.
- Alpinia coriacea T.L.Wu & S.J.Chen
- Alpinia coriandriodora D.Fang
- Alpinia corneri (Holttum) R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia cumingii K.Schum.
- Alpinia cylindrocephala K.Schum.
- Alpinia dasystachys Valeton
- Alpinia dekockii Valeton
- Alpinia densibracteata T.L.Wu & S.J.Chen
- Alpinia densiflora K.Schum.
- Alpinia denticulata (Ridl.) Holttum
- Alpinia diffissa Roscoe
- Alpinia divaricata Valeton
- Alpinia diversifolia (Elmer) Elmer
- Alpinia domatifera Valeton
- Alpinia dyeri K.Schum.
- Alpinia elegans (C.Presl) K.Schum.
- Alpinia elmeri R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia emaculata S.Q.Tong
- Alpinia epiphytica Meekiong, Ipor & Tawan
- Alpinia eremochlamys K.Schum.
- Alpinia euastra K.Schum.
- Alpinia eubractea K.Schum.
- Alpinia fax B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia flabellata Ridl.
- Alpinia flagellaris (Ridl.) Loes.
- Alpinia formosana K.Schum.
- Alpinia foxworthyi Ridl.
- Alpinia fusiformis R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia gagnepainii K.Schum.
- Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd.
- Alpinia gigantea Blume
- Alpinia glabra Ridl.
- Alpinia glabrescens Ridl.
- Alpinia glacicaerulea R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia globosa (Lour.) Horan.
- Alpinia gracillima Valeton
- Alpinia graminea Ridl.
- Alpinia graminifolia D.Fang & G.Y.Lo
- Alpinia guinanensis D.Fang & X.X.Chen
- Alpinia haenkei C.Presl
- Alpinia hagena R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia hainanensis K.Schum.
- Alpinia hansenii R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia havilandii K.Schum.
- Alpinia hibinoi Masam.
- Alpinia himantoglossa Ridl.
- Alpinia hirsuta (Lour.) Horan.
- Alpinia horneana K.Schum.
- Alpinia hulstijnii Valeton
- Alpinia hylandii R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia × ilanensis S.C.Liu & J.C.Wang
- Alpinia illustris Ridl.
- Alpinia inaequalis (Ridl.) Loes.
- Alpinia intermedia Gagnep.
- Alpinia janowskii Valeton
- Alpinia japonica (Thunb.) Miq.
- Alpinia javanica Blume
- Alpinia jianganfeng T.L.Wu
- Alpinia jingxiensis D.Fang
- Alpinia juliformis (Ridl.) R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia kawakamii Hayata
- Alpinia kiungensis R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia klossii (Ridl.) R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia koidzumiana Kitam.
- Alpinia koshunensis Hayata
- Alpinia kusshakuensis Hayata
- Alpinia kwangsiensis T.L.Wu & S.J.Chen
- Alpinia latilabris Ridl.
- Alpinia lauterbachii Valeton
- Alpinia laxisecunda B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia leptostachya Valeton
- Alpinia ligulata K.Schum.
- Alpinia ludwigiana R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia maclurei Merr.
- Alpinia macrocephala K.Schum.
- Alpinia macrocrista Ardiyani & Ardi
- Alpinia macroscaphis K.Schum.
- Alpinia macrostaminodia Chaveer. & Sudmoon
- Alpinia macrostephana (Baker) Ridl.
- Alpinia macroura K.Schum.
- Alpinia malaccensis (Burm.f.) Roscoe
- Alpinia manii Baker
- Alpinia manostachys Valeton
- Alpinia martini R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia maxii R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia melichroa K.Schum.
- Alpinia menghaiensis S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia
- Alpinia mesanthera Hayata
- Alpinia microlophon Ridl.
- Alpinia modesta F.Muell. ex K.Schum.
- Alpinia mollis C.Presl
- Alpinia mollissima Ridl.
- Alpinia monopleura K.Schum.
- Alpinia multispica (Ridl.) Loes.
- Alpinia murdochii Ridl.
- Alpinia musifolia Ridl.
- Alpinia mutica Roxb.
- Alpinia myriocratera K.Schum.
- Alpinia nantoensis F.Y.Lu & Y.W.Kuo
- Alpinia napoensis H.Dong & G.J.Xu
- Alpinia newmanii N.S.Lý
- Alpinia nidus-vespae A.Raynal & J.Raynal
- Alpinia nieuwenhuizii Valeton
- Alpinia nigra (Gaertn.) Burtt
- Alpinia nobilis Ridl.
- Alpinia novae-hiberniae B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia novae-pommeraniae K.Schum.
- Alpinia nutans (L.) Roscoe
- Alpinia oblongifolia Hayata
- Alpinia oceanica Burkill
- Alpinia odontonema K.Schum.
- Alpinia officinarum Hance
- Alpinia × okinawaensis Tawada
- Alpinia oligantha Valeton
- Alpinia orthostachys K.Schum.
- Alpinia oui Y.H.Tseng & Chih C.Wang
- Alpinia ovata Z.L.Zhao & L.S.Xu
- Alpinia ovoidocarpa H.Dong & G.J.Xu
- Alpinia oxymitra K.Schum.
- Alpinia oxyphylla Miq.
- Alpinia padacanca Valeton ex K.Heyne
- Alpinia pahangensis Ridl.
- Alpinia papuana Scheff.
- Alpinia parksii (Gillespie) A.C.Sm.
- Alpinia penduliflora Ridl.
- Alpinia petiolata Baker
- Alpinia pinnanensis T.L.Wu & S.J.Chen
- Alpinia platychilus K.Schum.
- Alpinia platylopha (Ridl.) Loes.
- Alpinia polyantha D.Fang
- Alpinia porphyrea R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia porphyrocarpa Ridl.
- Alpinia pricei Hayata
- Alpinia psilogyna D.Fang
- Alpinia ptychanthera K.Schum.
- Alpinia pubiflora (Benth.) K.Schum.
- Alpinia pulchella (K.Schum.) K.Schum.
- Alpinia pulcherrima Ridl.
- Alpinia pulchra (Warb.) K.Schum.
- Alpinia pumila Hook.f.
- Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K.Schum.
- Alpinia pusilla Ardi & Ardiyani
- Alpinia rafflesiana Wall. ex Baker
- Alpinia regia K.Heyne ex R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia rigida Ridl.
- Alpinia romblonensis Elmer
- Alpinia romburghiana Valeton
- Alpinia rosacea Valeton
- Alpinia rosea Elmer
- Alpinia roxburghii Sweet
- Alpinia rubricaulis K.Schum.
- Alpinia rubromaculata S.Q.Tong
- Alpinia rufa (C.Presl) Náves
- Alpinia rufescens (Thwaites) K.Schum.
- Alpinia rugosa S.J.Chen & Z.Y.Chen
- Alpinia salomonensis B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia samoensis Reinecke
- Alpinia sandsii R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia scabra (Blume) Náves
- Alpinia schultzei Lauterb. ex Valeton
- Alpinia seimundii Ridl.
- Alpinia sericiflora K.Schum.
- Alpinia sessiliflora Kitam.
- Alpinia shimadae Hayata
- Alpinia siamensis K.Schum.
- Alpinia sibuyanensis Elmer
- Alpinia singuliflora R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia smithiae M.Sabu & Mangaly
- Alpinia stachyodes Hance
- Alpinia stenobracteolata R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia stenostachys K.Schum.
- Alpinia strobilacea K.Schum.
- Alpinia strobiliformis T.L.Wu & S.J.Chen
- Alpinia subfusicarpa Elmer
- Alpinia submutica K.Schum.
- Alpinia subspicata Valeton
- Alpinia subverticillata Valeton
- Alpinia superba (Ridl.) Loes.
- Alpinia suriana C.K.Lim
- Alpinia tamacuensis R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia tonkinensis Gagnep.
- Alpinia tonrokuensis Hayata
- Alpinia trachyascus K.Schum.
- Alpinia tristachya (Ridl.) Loes.
- Alpinia unilateralis B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia uraiensis Hayata
- Alpinia valetoniana Loes.
- Alpinia velutina Ridl.
- Alpinia velveta R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia versicolor K.Schum.
- Alpinia vietnamica H.Ð.Tr?n, Luu & Skornick.
- Alpinia vitellina (Lindl.) Ridl.
- Alpinia vitiensis Seem.
- Alpinia vittata W.Bull
- Alpinia vulcanica Elmer
- Alpinia warburgii K.Schum.
- Alpinia wenzelii Merr.
- Alpinia werneri Lauterb. ex Valeton
- Alpinia womersleyi R.M.Sm.
- Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.
- Albina Giseke
- Allagas Raf.
- Buekia Giseke
- Catimbium Juss.
- Cenolophon Blume
- Doxanthes Raf.
- Eriolopha Ridl.
- Galanga Noronha
- Guillainia Vieill.
- Hellenia Willd.
- Hellwigia Warb.
- Heritiera Retz.
- Kolowratia C.Presl
- Languas J.Koenig
- Martensia Giseke
- Monocystis Lindl.
- Odontychium K.Schum.
- Strobidia Miq.
- Tonemone C.K.Lim
- Zerumbet J.C.Wendl.
Alpinia Roxb. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
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May 1, 2015 | Edwards, P.J. [3583], Thailand | K000720703 | ||
May 1, 2015 | Edwards, P.J. [3583], Thailand | K000720705 | ||
May 1, 2015 | Edwards, P.J. [3583], Thailand | K000720704 | ||
Sands, M.J.S. [467] | 13369.008 | |||
Sands, M.J.S. [235], Indonesia | 20462.010 | |||
Sands, M.J.S. [595] | 26332.028 | |||
Sands, M.J.S. [857], Papua New Guinea | 29047.053 | |||
Sands, M.J.S. [549], Indonesia | 33386.000 | |||
Sands, M.J.S. [459], Indonesia | 3360.038 | |||
Sands, M.J.S. [2294], Papua New Guinea | 40567.000 | |||
Sands, M.J.S. [525], Indonesia | 6049.296 | |||
Reilly, J. [500], Malaysia | 49850.000 | |||
Johns, R.J. [10415], New Guinea | 71260.000 | |||
Reilly, J. [267], Malaysia | Catimbium | 49876.000 |
First published in Asiat. Res. 11: 350 (1810)
Accepted by
- Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
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