Zingiberaceae
Alpinia

Alpinia koshunensis Hayata

First published in Icon. Pl. Formosan. 5: 227 (1915)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Taiwan. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Taiwan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Tseng, Y.H., Liou, C.Y., Ku, S.M. & Wang, C.C. (2010). The identity of Alpinia koshunensis Hayata (Zingiberaceae). Taiwania 55: 67-71.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Alpinia formosana.]
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo. [Cited as Alpinia formosana.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Tseng, Y.H., Liou, C.Y., Ku, S.M. & Wang, C.C. (2010). The identity of Alpinia koshunensis Hayata (Zingiberaceae). Taiwania 55: 67-71.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0