Zingiberaceae
Alpinia

Alpinia officinarum Hance

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 6 (1873)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. China to Indo-China. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cambodia, China Southeast, Hainan, Myanmar, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Nguyen, Q.B. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 21: 1-489. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Nguyen, Q.B. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 21: 1-489. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Senaratna, J.E. [42] K002815148 Yes
Taintor, E.C. [16866] China K000815868 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gvile, D.P.M. [5254] Hong Kong K002670517 Yes
Crowfoot, G.M. [s.n.] China K002670387 Yes
Henry, A. [8630] China K002670540 Yes
s.coll. [114] K002592067 Yes
Gvile, D.P.M. [5251] Hong Kong K002670518 Yes
Soejarto, D.D. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K002815149 Yes
s.coll. [114] K002592066 Yes
Morse [488] K002670539 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hong Kong K002592068 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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