Zingiberaceae
Alpinia

Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.

First published in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 31: 204 (1972)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Japan to Taiwan, S. China to N. Peninsula Malaysia. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It is used as a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Ascension, Azores, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Florida, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Leeward Is., New Caledonia, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Solomon Is., St.Helena, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, 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. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Frohlich, D. & Lau, A. (2014). New plant records for the Hawaiian islands 2012-2013. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 115: 7-17.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2005). Monocotyledons and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 52: 1-415.
  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • 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.
  • Brown, L.C. (1982). The Flora and Fauna of St Helena: 1-88. Land Resources Development Centre, Surbiton, England.
  • Fairhurst, W. (2004). Flowering Plants of Ascension island: 1-300. Higham Press, Shirland, Alfreton, England.
  • Frohlich, D. & Lau, A. (2014). New plant records for the Hawaiian islands 2012-2013. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 115: 7-17.
  • Hallé, N. (1980). Les Orchidees de Tubuai (archipel des Australes, Sud Polynesie), suivies d'un catalogue des plantes a fleurs et fougeres des iles Australes. Cahiers de l'Indo-Pacifique 2(3): 69-130.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Kitalong, A.H., DeMeo, R.A. & Holm, T. (2008). Native Trees Palau. A field guide: 1-236.
  • MacKee, H.S. (1994). Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultivées en Nouvelle-Calédonie, ed. 2: 1-164. Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • 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.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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  • 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/
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bhatnagar, S.P. [DEIBot117] India K002592114 Yes
Mtui [186] Tanzania K002592017 Yes
D. [s.n.] Cuba K002592029 Yes
[Casey]; [Sheph.] [s.n.] India K002815116 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Reunion K002592022 Yes
Pierre, J.B.L. [347] Vietnam K002815518 Yes
[Urguhart] [158] Hong Kong K002670616 Yes
s.coll. [4] Bahamas, The K002592028 Yes
Pillay, S. [12360] Fiji K002592108 Yes
Pienaar, B.J. [199] South Africa K002592113 Yes
[Casey] [s.n.] India K002815106 Yes
Alexander Prior, R.C. [s.n.] Jamaica K002592031 Yes
Smith, N.; Smith, W.G. [797] K002592037 Yes
Edgeworth, M.P. [15] Indian Subcontinent K000815852 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gamble, J.S. [26992] India K002815114 Yes
Balansa, B. [4220] Vietnam K002815522 Yes
de Carvalho, M.F. [57] Mozambique K002592112 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002592110 Yes
[L. Griffith] [[5662]] India K002815113 Yes
Anderson, C.W. [336] Guyana K002592081 Yes
Squires, R.W. [834] Vietnam K002815519 Yes
Boyce, P.; Eanghourt, K.; Sophal, M.; Kosal, S. [FFI PA89] Cambodia K002815517 Yes
[illegible] [238] K002592027 Yes
Furuse, M. [43390] Japan K002670560 Yes
Prévost, M.F. [5002] K002592080 Yes
Bor, N.L. [6493] India K002815108 Yes
Burchell [2829] K001253854 Yes
s.coll. [[19]] India K002815112 Yes
Furuse, M. [12024] Japan K002670558 Yes
Alexander, R.C. [s.n.] Jamaica K002592030 Yes
Nicholson [3/77] K002592034 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K002592111 Yes
Pierre, J.B.L. [347] Vietnam K002815524 Yes
s.coll. [289] Brazil K001253852 Yes
Ayres, P.B. [s.n.] Mauritius K002592019 Yes
Parham, J.W.; Koroiveiban, D. [16085] Fiji K002592109 Yes
Leon, C.J.; Yu-Lin, L.; Qi-Fu, L. [TCMK 700] China K001873819 No
Smith, E. [507] Thailand K002815514 Yes
Smith, N.; Smith, W.G. [797] K002592038 Yes
Smith, E. [507] Thailand K002815513 Yes
Sintenis, P. [s.n.] K002592032 Yes
[H. Royle] [s.n.] India K002815107 Yes
s.coll. [[1843]] India K002815115 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002592036 Yes
[illegible] [[V230]] Guyana K002592083 Yes
[D. Helfer] [5695] India K002815111 Yes
Longman, H.A. [s.n.] Australia K002816523 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K001253853 Yes
Cardenas H., M. [2039] Bolivia K000928027 Type Yes
Furuse, M. [12024] Japan K002670559 Yes
Koppe, A. [s.n.] Reunion K002592021 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; Phengklai, C. [92] Thailand K002815515 Yes
Cory, C. [14] Japan K002592015 Yes
Sintenis, P. [s.n.] K002592033 Yes
Furuse, M. [43390] Japan K002670561 Yes
Higgins, J. [40] Dominica K002592039 Yes
Carpenter, T. [390] Maldives K002815110 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [6770] Thailand K002815520 Yes
Hyde [illegible] [6389] Guatemala K002592026 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K002592082 Yes
Pierre, J.B.L. [347] Vietnam K002815523 Yes
[Rabil] [230] Thailand K002815516 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [[24590]] India K002815105 Yes
Price, W.R. [345] Montserrat K002592035 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; Geesink, R. [3376] Thailand K002815512 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002816524 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002815109 Yes
Mtui [186] Tanzania K002592016 Yes
[illegible] [683] Cook Islands K002592014 Yes
Robinson, C.B. [1396] Vietnam K002815525 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [6770] Thailand K002815521 Yes
Higgins, J. [40] Dominica K002592040 Yes
Bojer [s.n.] Mauritius K002592020 Yes
Roxburgh, W. [s.n.] India K000815851 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tsui, T.M. [204] Alpinia schumanniana K002670645 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [2130] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816341 Yes
Nakisi, A. [BSIP8043] Solomon Islands Alpinia oceanica K001733837 Yes
[H M S. Hesald]; Burkill [541] Solomon Islands Alpinia oceanica K002591920 Yes
Hallé, N. [RSNH6447] Vanuatu Alpinia oceanica K002591927 Yes
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Vanuatu Alpinia oceanica K002591926 Yes
MacKee, H.S. [1580] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816371 Yes
Stone, B.C.; Streimann, H. [10296] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816346 Yes
Sayers, D. [NGF21795] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K001738527 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [s.n.] Alpinia oceanica K002591913 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [957] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816353 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [2675] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816342 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [814] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816366 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [704] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816368 Yes
Guppy, H.B. [181] Solomon Islands Alpinia oceanica K002591919 Yes
Moseley [s.n.] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816355 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [583A-B] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002591911 Yes
[P. Casalion] [2171] Vanuatu Alpinia oceanica K002591925 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [2675] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816343 Yes
MacKee, H.S. [1580] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816370 Yes
Moseley [s.n.] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816354 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [16] Solomon Islands Alpinia oceanica K002591922 Yes
Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K:SPC-43311.000 No
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [2130] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816340 Yes
Floyd, A. [6635] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816351 Yes
Gideon, O.; Kiapranis, R.; Sennart, S. [260] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816363 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [2131] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816348 Yes
McKinnon, J. [5] Solomon Islands Alpinia oceanica K002591924 Yes
Foreman, D.; Katik, P. [LAE 59192] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816344 Yes
Guppy, H.B. [s.n.] Solomon Islands Alpinia oceanica K002591918 Yes
Millar, A.N. [NGF40578] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816369 Yes
Curry, P. [882] Vanuatu Alpinia oceanica K002591928 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [s.n.] Solomon Islands Alpinia oceanica K002591917 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J.; Kene, R. [2032] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K001738526 Yes
Barclay [s.n.] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816356 Yes
Gideon, O. [57262] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816364 Yes
Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K:SPC-43324.000 No
Sands, M.J.S. [704] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816367 Yes
McKinnon, J. [6] Solomon Islands Alpinia oceanica K002591923 Yes
Gideon, O.; Kiapranis, R.; Sennart, S. [260] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816361 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [814] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816365 Yes
Coode, M.; Katik, P. [NGF 29836] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816357 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [s.n.] Alpinia oceanica K002591912 Yes
Stone, B.C.; Streimann, H. [LAE 53596] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816349 Yes
Coode, M.; Katik, P. [NGF 29836] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816358 Yes
Hunt, P.F. [2719] Solomon Islands Alpinia oceanica K002591921 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [957] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816352 Yes
Gideon, O.; Kiapranis, R.; Sennart, S. [251] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816359 Yes
Millar, A.N. [NGF23820] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816362 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [2131] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816347 Yes
Herbst, D.R. [9369] Solomon Islands Alpinia oceanica K002591915 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Solomon Islands Alpinia oceanica K002591914 Yes
Penguin, H.M.S. [s.n.] Solomon Islands Alpinia oceanica K002591916 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [2032] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816345 Yes
Eloyd, A. [3473] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816350 Yes
Hollrung, M.U. [844] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K000292435 Type Yes
Forman, L.L. [45] Alpinia oceanica K002592065 Yes
Gideon, O.; Kiapranis, R.; Sennart, S. [251] Papua New Guinea Alpinia oceanica K002816360 Yes
Furuse, M. [3615] Japan Alpinia speciosa K002670563 Yes
Hancock, W. [s.n.] China Alpinia speciosa K002670570 Yes
Furuse, M. [45274] Japan Alpinia speciosa K002670554 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [5186] Hong Kong Alpinia speciosa K002670572 Yes
Peng, T.C. [s.n.] China Alpinia speciosa K002670568 Yes
Furuse, M. [3615] Japan Alpinia speciosa K002670564 Yes
Furuse, M. [2974] Japan Alpinia speciosa K002670555 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [10278] Hong Kong Alpinia speciosa K002670582 Yes
Furuse, M. [3615] Japan Alpinia speciosa K002670562 Yes
Furuse, M. [2974] Japan Alpinia speciosa K002670556 Yes
[D. P. M. Guile] [2453] Hong Kong Alpinia speciosa K002670548 Yes
Levine [s.n.] China Alpinia speciosa K002670567 Yes
s.coll. [529] Hong Kong Alpinia speciosa K002670575 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [9958] Hong Kong Alpinia speciosa K002670577 Yes
Furuse, M. [3029] Japan Alpinia speciosa K002670552 Yes
Wright, C. [514] Hong Kong Alpinia speciosa K002670581 Yes
[To Kang Pang] [s.n.] China Alpinia speciosa K002670565 Yes
Furuse, M. [2974] Japan Alpinia speciosa K002670557 Yes
Timberlake, J. [5871] Mozambique Alpinia speciosa K002592018 Yes
{Tso; Tsiang} [2004] China Alpinia speciosa K002670566 Yes
[D. P. M. Guile] [2452] Hong Kong Alpinia speciosa K002670549 Yes
Furuse, M. [45274] Japan Alpinia speciosa K002670553 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [10052] Hong Kong Alpinia speciosa K002670576 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [77] China Alpinia speciosa K002670569 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4562] China Alpinia speciosa K002670550 Yes
Fang, W.P. [6048] China Alpinia speciosa K002670551 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [5456] Hong Kong Alpinia speciosa K002670579 Yes
s.coll. [957] China Alpinia speciosa K002670571 Yes
Fortune [79] China Alpinia speciosa K002670574 Yes
Hu, S. [7087] Hong Kong Alpinia speciosa K002670573 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] Hong Kong Alpinia speciosa K002670580 Yes

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