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

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B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm. In: Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 31: 204. (1972).
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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Zingiberales
family
Zingiberaceae
genus
Alpinia
species
Alpinia zerumbet

Name

Synonyms
Alpinia cristata Griff.
Alpinia fimbriata Gagnep.
Alpinia fluvitialis Hayata
Alpinia nutans var. longiramosa Gagnep.
Alpinia penicillata Roscoe
Alpinia schumanniana Valeton
Alpinia speciosa (J.C.Wendl.) K.Schum.
Alpinia speciosa subsp. longiramosa Gagnep.
Alpinia speciosa var. longiramosa Gagnep.
Amomum nutans (Andrews) Schult.
Catimbium speciosum (J.C.Wendl.) Holttum
Costus zerumbet Pers.
Languas schumanniana (Valeton) Sasaki
Languas speciosa (J.C.Wendl.) Merr.
Languas speciosa (J.C.Wendl.) Small
Renealmia nutans Andrews
Renealmia spectabilis Rusby
Zerumbet speciosum J.C.Wendl.
Homonyms
Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.
Common names
Kopi ‘enua in language.
Shellplant in English
Shellplant in English
gengibre-concha in Portuguese
jättegalangarot in Swedish
kaopui in language.
kaopu‘i in language.
light galangal in English
light galangal in language.
pink porcelain-lily in English
pink porcelain-lily in language.
shell flower in language.
shell-ginger in English
shell-ginger in language.
shellflower in English
shellflower in English
shellplant in English
teuila in language.
teuila in language.
Shell Ginger in English

Bibliographic References

  1. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021gg), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ALZE
  2. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021gg), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ALZE
  3. Whittemore, Alan T., 2000: Zingiberaceae Lindley: Ginger Family. Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 22: Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae. 305-309.
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