Zingiberaceae
Alpinia

Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K.Schum.

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 46: 323 (1904)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Maluku to SW. Pacific. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Maluku, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Solomon Is., Vanuatu

Introduced into:

Assam, Caroline Is., Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Ecuador, Fiji, Hawaii, Leeward Is., Mexico Southwest, Peru, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Society Is., Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Vietnam, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Albano, P.-O. (2003). La Conaissance des Plantes Exotiques: 1-324. Édisud, Aix-en-Provence.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • 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.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Smith, A.C. (1979). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 1: 1-495. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Kitalong, A.H., DeMeo, R.A. & Holm, T. (2008). Native Trees Palau. A field guide: 1-236.
  • 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.
  • St. John, H. (1988). Census of the Flora of the Gambier islands, Polynesia. Pacific Plant Studies 43: 1-34.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Cámara-Leret, R., & Dennehy, Z. (2019). Information gaps in indigenous and local knowledge for science-policy assessments. Nature Sustainability 2:736-741.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Soakai, E. [749] Tonga K002592008 Yes
Mckenzie, C.L.H. [84] Guyana K002592073 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Solomon Islands K002816527 Yes
MacKee, H.S. [RSNH 24093] Vanuatu K002816547 Yes
Smith, A.C. [8] Fiji K002591968 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Solomon Islands K002816541 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Solomon Islands K002816528 Yes
Nakisi, A. [BSIP 8029] Solomon Islands K002816531 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Vanuatu K002816545 Yes
Curry, P. [697] Vanuatu K002816549 Yes
Smith, A.C. [7216] Fiji K002591961 Yes
Braga, J.M.A. [7157] Brazil K002592074 Yes
Forster, P.I.; Liddle, D.J. [PIF8711] Solomon Islands K002816525 Yes
Brass, L.J. [28280] Papua New Guinea K002816398 Yes
Curry, P. [1261] Vanuatu K002816550 Yes
s.coll. [46] Solomon Islands K001738529 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [6001] Solomon Islands K:SPC-30325.000 No
Whitmore, T.C. [6248] Solomon Islands K002816526 Yes
Leach, B. [BSIP 14619] Solomon Islands K002816530 Yes
Kress, W.J. [79-1057] Solomon Islands K002816542 Yes
Pillay, S.; Vualili, A. [12336] Fiji K002591964 Yes
Kajewski, S.F. [416] Vanuatu K002816543 Yes
Mauriasi, R.; et al. [BSIP 12096] Solomon Islands K002816537 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Solomon Islands K002816534 Yes
Hallé, N. [RSNH 6350] Vanuatu K002816544 Yes
Braga, J.M.A. [7157] Brazil K002592069 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [462-B] Papua New Guinea K002816493 Yes
Kuruvoli, I.T. [15449] Fiji K002591966 Yes
Green, P.S. [RSNH 1305] Vanuatu K002816546 Yes
Gafui, I.; et al. [BSIP 18109] Solomon Islands K002816539 Yes
Solano, J. [126] Costa Rica K002592024 Yes
Acevedo, D. [160] Costa Rica K002592025 Yes
Smith, A.C. [7216] Fiji K002591963 Yes
Guppy, H.B. [355] Solomon Islands K002816533 Yes
Christophersen, E. [346] Samoa K002592009 Yes
Pillay, S. [12154] Fiji K002591965 Yes
Leach, B. [BSIP 14619] Solomon Islands K002816529 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [6001] Solomon Islands K002816538 Yes
Berry, A. [30] Vanuatu K002816551 Yes
Deplanche, É [120] New Caledonia K000928017 Type Yes
Ruffo, L.K.; Pallangyo, A.K. [2745] Tanzania K002592071 Yes
Verdcourt [5067] K002592070 Yes
Berry, A. [30] Vanuatu K002816548 Yes
Moseley [s.n.] Indonesia K002815613 Yes
MacKee, H.S. [7902] New Caledonia K002591956 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002591969 Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [6008] Solomon Islands K002816540 Yes
Bryan Jr., E.H. [217] Fiji K002591967 Yes
Corner, E.J.H. [4] Solomon Islands K002816535 Yes
Guppy, H.B. [87] Solomon Islands K002816532 Yes
Parson, W. [56725] Philippines K002816231 Yes
Smith, A.C. [6827] Fiji K002591962 Yes
Leach, B. [BSIP 14620] Solomon Islands K002816536 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0