Zingiberaceae
Alpinia

Alpinia oxyphylla Miq.

First published in J. Bot. Néerl. 1: 93 (1861)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. China to Vietnam. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, 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

  • 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?
Lei, C.I. [643] China K002670533 No
How, F.C.; Chun, N.K. [70171] China K002670534 Yes
Hu, S.Y.; But, P.P. [23902] Hong Kong K002670537 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [249] China K002670535 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [s.n.] China K002670529 Yes
How, F.C. [70823] China K002670532 Yes
s.coll. [0101] China K002670530 Yes
Hu, S.Y.; But, P.P. [23902] Hong Kong K002670538 Yes
Fung, H. [20131] China K002670531 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [252] China K002670536 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • 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