Zingiberaceae
Alpinia

Alpinia ovoidocarpa H.Dong & G.J.Xu

First published in Guihaia 13: 328 (1993)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Arunachal Pradesh, China (Guangxi). It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China Southeast, East Himalaya

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.
  • Sabu, M., Sanoj, E. & Pradeep, A.K. (2008). Alpinia ovoidocarpa (Zingiberaceae): a new record for India. Acta Botanica Hungarica 50: 391-395.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sabu, M., Sanoj, E. & Pradeep, A.K. (2008). Alpinia ovoidocarpa (Zingiberaceae): a new record for India. Acta Botanica Hungarica 50: 391-395.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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