Zingiberaceae

Alpinia Roxb.

First published in Asiat. Res. 11: 350 (1810), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to W. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Is., Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vanuatu, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Ascension, Azores, Bolivia, Canary Is., Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Korea, Leeward Is., Mexico Southwest, Peru, Puerto Rico, Santa Cruz Is., Society Is., St.Helena, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., West Himalaya, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2020 Collenette, I.S. [2363] Malaysia K:SPC-42773.000 No
Nov 29, 2017 Johns; Maru [12591] Papua New Guinea K001327010 Yes
Nov 27, 2017 Johns, R.J.; Maru, R. [12736] Papua New Guinea K001327009 Yes
May 1, 2015 Edwards, P.J. [3583] Thailand K000720704 Yes
May 1, 2015 Edwards, P.J. [3583] Thailand K000720703 Yes
May 1, 2015 Edwards, P.J. [3583] Thailand K000720705 Yes
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 6575] Malaysia K000307860 Type Yes
Porter, G. [Cat. no. 6575] Malaysia K000307861 Type Yes
Dr. King's Collector [s.n.] India K000815854 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [235] Indonesia K002816108 Yes
Papua New Guinea K:SPC-25694.227 No
Reilly, J. [275] Malaysia K:SPC-49650.000 No
Darnaedi, D. [1662] Indonesia K002816102 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002592106 Yes
Reilly [275] Malaysia K002815353 Yes
Reilly, J. [200/200a] Malaysia K:SPC-29047.579 No
Brodie, J.F. [534] Malaysia K001639916 No
de Vogel; Vermeulen [7062] Indonesia K002816103 Yes
Reilly [249] Malaysia K002815333 Yes
Kostermans, A. [1688] Indonesia K002816116 Yes
Reilly, J. [249] Malaysia K:SPC-49652.000 No
Imin, K.; Angan, A.; Razali, J. [FRI75642] Malaysia K002815330 Yes
Reilly, J. [283] Malaysia K:SPC-49644.000 No
Reilly, J. [93] Malaysia K:SPC-49504.000 No
s.coll. [16857] K002592117 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [525] Indonesia K:SPC-06049.296 No
Reilly, J. [195] K:SPC-29047.559 No
Avé, W. [4482] Indonesia K001635609 Yes
Johns, R.J. [10415] K:SPC-71260.000 No
Ng, F.S.P. [FRI022061] Malaysia K002815338 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002592101 Yes
Castle-Smith, P.M. [23] Malaysia K002815341 Yes
Malaysia K:SPC-26732.000 No
Imin, K.; Angan, A.; Razali, J. [FRI75642] Malaysia K002815331 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [467] K:SPC-13369.008 No
Reilly [260] Malaysia K002815346 Yes
LaFrankie, J.V. [s.n.] Malaysia K002815351 Yes
K:SPC-11128.000 No
Cheang, K.C.; Reilly, J.F. [182] Malaysia K002815350 Yes
Cheang, K.C.; Reilly, J.F. [182] Malaysia K002815349 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [2849] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-40570.000 No
Wiriadinata, H. [483] Indonesia K002816115 Yes
Amnaiia [79] Indonesia K002816120 Yes
Reilly [275] Malaysia K002815352 Yes
Coode [6268] Indonesia K002816110 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [5559] Sierra Leone K:SPC-22996.000 No
Forman, L. [328] K:SPC-17356.000 No
{Ambriansyah; Balgooy; Sidiyasa, K.} [AA 2648] Indonesia K002816112 Yes
Reilly, J. [223] Malaysia K:SPC-49658.000 No
Lewis, G.P. [112] Malaysia K002815337 Yes
Ramos, M.; Edano, G. [48947] Philippines K000292459 Type Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [857] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-29047.053 No
Reilly, J. [200] Malaysia K:SPC-29047.565 No
Reilly, J. [500] Malaysia K:SPC-49850.000 No
Ng, F.S.P. [FRI022061] Malaysia K002815339 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [235] Indonesia K:SPC-20462.010 No
s.coll. [6341] K002592093 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [5559B] Sierra Leone K002592103 Yes
Chelliah, S. [FRI 6546] Malaysia K002815340 Yes
Papua New Guinea K:SPC-66451.000 No
[illegible] [2] Tanzania K002592104 Yes
Coode [6058] Indonesia K002816113 Yes
Reilly [249] Malaysia K002815334 Yes
Burley, J.S.; Tukirin [3621] Indonesia K002816106 Yes
F. M. S. [Mus.] [s.n.] Malaysia K002815343 Yes
Reilly [100] Malaysia K002815347 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002592100 Yes
F. M. S. [Mus.] [s.n.] Malaysia K002815344 Yes
Darnaedi, D. [2238] Indonesia K002816105 Yes
Darnaedi, D. [2238] Indonesia K002816104 Yes
Forman, L. [647] Indonesia K:SPC-38431.000 No
Sands, M.J.S. [459] Indonesia K:SPC-03360.038 No
Deighton, F.C. [5559A] Sierra Leone K002592102 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [235] Indonesia K002816107 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [22058] Philippines K000292461 Type Yes
Boden Kloss, C. [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K000292434 Type Yes
Dr. King [s.n.] India K000815853 Unknown Type Material Yes
Soepadmo, E.; Mahmud [1045] Malaysia K002815335 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [273] Indonesia K002816101 Yes
[Helene] [s.n.] K002592105 Yes
K:SPC-29047.007 No
Coode [6268] Indonesia K002816109 Yes
Eyma, P.J. [3271] Indonesia K002816117 Yes
Corner, E.J.H. [106] K:SPC-34581.000 No
Braga, J.M.A. [7143] Brazil K002592116 Yes
Coode [6058] Indonesia K002816111 Yes
Imin, K.; Angan, A.; Razali, J. [FRI75642] Malaysia K002815329 Yes
Lewis, G.P. [112] Malaysia K002815336 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [549] Indonesia K:SPC-33386.000 No
Reilly [100] Malaysia K002815348 Yes
Malaysia K:SPC-27287.000 No
Darnaedi, D. [1660] Indonesia K002816114 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; et al. [2294] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-40567.000 No
s.coll. [50] K002592094 Yes
Amnaiia [79] Indonesia K002816119 Yes
Elliott, R.F. [314] Indonesia K002816118 Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [595] K:SPC-26332.028 No
s.coll. [3963] K002592095 Yes
Whitmore, T. [2056] Solomon Islands K:SPC-30047.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6576] K001124239 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002592115 Yes
Walker (Mrs) [s.n.] Sri Lanka K002815332 Yes
{Hardy} [s.n.] K002592107 Yes
Reilly, J. [260] Malaysia K:SPC-49647.000 No
Reilly; [Skocnie] [260] Malaysia K002815345 Yes
Damahuri, S.; Baya, B.; Ayau, K. [FRI 45334] Malaysia K002815342 Yes
Reilly, J. [267] Malaysia Catimbium K:SPC-49876.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China

    • The Malesian Key Group (2010) Interactive Key to Seed Plants of Malesia and Indo-China (Version 2.0, 28 Jul 2010) The Nationaal Herbarium Nederland Leiden and The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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