Zingiberaceae
Alpinia

Alpinia conchigera Griff.

First published in Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 424 (1851)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Bangladesh to Sumatera, Philippines. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Cambodia, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.508.2.2. epublication.
  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • 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

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.508.2.2. epublication.
  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sinclair, J. [39264] Malaysia K002815176 Yes
s.coll. [15349] Malaysia K002815186 Yes
[Nur] [s.n.] Singapore K002815189 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [14254] Thailand K002815390 Yes
Dr. King's Collector [497] Bangladesh K002670665 Yes
Sinclair, J. [40550] Malaysia K002815183 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [10700] Thailand K002815397 Yes
Squires, R.W. [916] Vietnam K002815402 Yes
Phengklai, C. [522] Thailand K002815395 Yes
s.coll. [4713] Thailand K002815399 Yes
Corner, E.J.H. [s.n.] Malaysia K002815185 Yes
Reilly, J. [4a] Malaysia K:SPC-49846.000 No
[Chorel] [s.n.] K002815403 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [15912] Thailand K002815392 Yes
Marcan, A. [2073] Thailand K002815394 Yes
Marcan, A. [1715] Thailand K002815391 Yes
Geesink, R.; Hattink, T.; Phengklai, C. [6637] Thailand K002815384 Yes
London [s.n.] K002670667 Yes
s.coll. [14787] Malaysia K002815179 Yes
Geesink, R.; Hattink, T.; Phengklai, C. [652[I]] Thailand K002815398 Yes
Dr. King's Collector [431] Bangladesh K002670664 Yes
Reilly [4] Malaysia K002815175 Yes
Cowan, J.M. [s.n.] India K002815145 Yes
Marcan, A. [25[28]] Thailand K002815388 Yes
Poilane, Eug. (M.) [20855] K002815401 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [10700] Thailand K002815396 Yes
Niyomdam, C.; et al. [949] Thailand K002815400 Yes
Reilly, J.F. [1] Malaysia K002815173 Yes
s.coll. [12647] Malaysia K002815172 Yes
s.coll. [1576] Malaysia K002815182 Yes
Spare, G.H. [36013] Malaysia K002815178 Yes
Reilly [1] Malaysia K:SPC-49496.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002815187 Yes
Nur [s.n.] Singapore K002815188 Yes
Reilly, J.F. [s.n.] Malaysia K002815174 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [19845] Thailand K002815389 Yes
Griffith, W. [5700] Malaysia K000292388 Type Yes
Marcan, A. [2017] Thailand K002815385 Yes
Helfer, D. [5702] Burma K002670668 Yes
s.coll. [1577] Malaysia K002815180 Yes
Curtis, C. [2418] Malaysia K002815170 Yes
Griff. [5700] Malaysia K002815181 Yes
Kiah, S.B. [S.326] K002815171 Yes
s.coll. [3522] Thailand K002815386 Yes
Shah, M. [325] Malaysia K002815177 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [15912] Thailand K002815393 Yes
s.coll. [3194] Malaysia K002815184 Yes
Marcan, A. [2528] Thailand K002815387 Yes
{Posthumus} [105a] Indonesia Alpinia sumatrana K002815927 Yes
Teysmann, J.E. [4436] Indonesia Alpinia sumatrana K000292403 Type Yes
{Posthumus} [105a] Indonesia Alpinia sumatrana K002815926 Yes
Pierre, J.B.L. [s.n.] Vietnam Alpinia sumatrana K002815511 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Alpinia sumatrana K002815928 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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