Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 1: 12 (1797)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. China to W. & Central Malesia. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Albano, P.-O. (2003). La Conaissance des Plantes Exotiques: 1-324. Édisud, Aix-en-Provence.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Leti, M., Hul, S., Fouché, J.-G., Cheng, S.K. & David, B. (2013). Flore photographique du Cambodge: 1-589. Éditions Privat, Toulouse.
  • National Parks Board Singapore (2006). Vascular Plant Life Checklist Pulau Ubin www.nparks.gov.sg/nparks_cms/cms/cmsmgr/data/6/PlantChkList.xls.
  • 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

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Leti, M., Hul, S., Fouché, J.-G., Cheng, S.K. & David, B. (2013). Flore photographique du Cambodge: 1-589. Éditions Privat, Toulouse.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Balansa, B. [4222] Vietnam K002815407 Yes
s.coll. [2324] K002815595 Yes
Kostermans, A. [770] Thailand K002815412 Yes
Henry, A. [12709A] China K002670403 Yes
Covile, D.P.M. [3043] Hong Kong K002670391 Yes
Fénix, E. [23865] Philippines K002816191 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6572] K001124221 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lugas, L. [1239] Malaysia K002815600 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Solomon Islands K002816492 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [10314] Philippines K002816190 Yes
Yii, P.C.; Othman bin Haron, A.F.O. [S46157] Malaysia K002815588 Yes
Larsen, K.; et al. [30920] Thailand K002815406 Yes
Henry, A. [12709] China K002670402 Yes
Parry, N.E. [260] India K002670713 Yes
Henry, A. [11506] China K002670392 Yes
Walker [1158] K002670720 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [7936] Hong Kong K002670408 Yes
Sulit, M.D. [3671] Philippines K002816187 Yes
s.coll. [5701] K002670721 Yes
Tsiang, Y. [s.n.] K002670397 Yes
Covile, D.P.M. [7420] Hong Kong K002670388 Yes
Sambuling, S. [368] Malaysia K002815602 Yes
Jack, W. [Cat. no. 6572] Malaysia K001124225 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kalat, A. [BRUN 19162] Brunei K001516687 Yes
s.coll. [3] Jamaica K002592055 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [10452] Hong Kong K002670395 Yes
{Arbainsyah; Devi} [AA2515] Indonesia K002815594 Yes
[R. L. Keman] [s.n.] K002670712 Yes
Lugas, L. [180] Malaysia K002815599 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 6572] K001124223 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002670719 Yes
s.coll. [535] K002815584 Yes
[Angian] [7750] Malaysia K002815603 Yes
Backer, C.A. [1177] Indonesia K002815585 Yes
Luke, W.R.Q. [17088] Kenya K001872731 No
Hu, S.Y. [10452] Hong Kong K002670396 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Indonesia K002815605 Yes
Lugas, L. [1427] Malaysia K002815598 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [3289] Thailand K002815411 Yes
Ramos, M. [41259] Philippines K002816188 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [208] China K002670400 Yes
Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.S.; Nielsen, I.; Santisuk, T. [30920] Thailand K002815405 Yes
s.coll. [1052] India K002670717 Yes
Balansa, B. [4223] Vietnam K002815414 Yes
s.coll. [5696] Bangladesh K002670710 Yes
Fortune [[65]] China K002670405 Yes
s.coll. [1567] K002815308 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002670715 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [8400] Hong Kong K002670409 Yes
Henry, A. [12709A] China K002670407 Yes
Covile, D.P.M. [7422] Hong Kong K002670390 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [554] China K002670399 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [16352] Philippines K002816189 Yes
Hu, S. [10452] Hong Kong K002670401 Yes
s.coll. [[49]] Cambodia K002815408 Yes
Talbot, W.A. [2552] India K002670716 Yes
Ambri; Arifin; Arbainsyah, A.A. [1278] Indonesia K002815586 Yes
Collins, E.E. [1051] Thailand K002815409 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6572] Singapore K001124227 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [[169]] Hong Kong K002670398 Yes
Parry, N.E. (Mrs) [260] India K002670711 Yes
{Aug. Henry} [8522] China K002670393 Yes
Morse [637] K002670394 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [9202] Hong Kong K002670412 Yes
Henry, A. [13127] China K002670404 Yes
Thailand K:SPC-66308.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6572] K001124222 Unknown Type Material Yes
Amin, G. [SAN123493] Malaysia K002815604 Yes
s.coll. [168] Singapore K002815309 Yes
Covile, D.P.M. [6000] Hong Kong K002670389 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002670718 Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 6572] Bangladesh K001124226 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-80187.000 No
Collins, E.E. [1054] Thailand K002815410 Yes
Stocks [s.n.] K002670714 Yes
s.coll. [5693] Malaysia K002815306 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6572] Vietnam K001124228 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kaya, A. [23] Brunei K002815591 Yes
Kostermans, A. [770] Thailand K002815413 Yes
Lugas, L. [289] Malaysia K002815601 Yes
Yii, P.C.; Othman bin Haron, A.F.O. [S46157] Malaysia K002815590 Yes
Fortuna [65] China K002670406 Yes
Kaya, A. [23] Brunei K002815592 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6572] Singapore K001124224 Unknown Type Material Yes
Solomon Islands K:SPC-33344.000 No
s.coll. [3379] Malaysia K002815307 Yes
Henry, A. [804] Taiwan K002670410 Yes
{Arbainsyah; Devi} [AA2515] Indonesia K002815593 Yes
Beccari, O. [2625] Malaysia K002815589 Yes
Dr. King's Collector; Buboug, U. [10288] Malaysia K002815305 Yes
Morse, H.B. [637] China K002670411 Yes
Ambri; Arifin; Arbainsyah, A.A. [1278] Indonesia K002815587 Yes
Collins, E.E. [1057] Thailand K002815404 Yes
Eyma, P.J. [2897] Indonesia K002815606 Yes
[Goklis] [2324] K002815596 Yes
Hoare, A.; Lawa, G. [185] Malaysia K002815597 Yes

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