Zingiberaceae
Alpinia

Alpinia conchigera Griff.

First published in Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 424 (1851)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Bangladesh to Sumatera, Philippines. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Cambodia, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.508.2.2. epublication.
  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • 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

  • (2021). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.508.2.2. epublication.
  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dr. King's Collector [497] Bangladesh K002670665 Yes
London [s.n.] K002670667 Yes
Dr. King's Collector [431] Bangladesh K002670664 Yes
Reilly, J. [4a] Malaysia K:SPC-49846.000 No
Reilly [1] Malaysia K:SPC-49496.000 No
Griffith, W. [5700] Malaysia K000292388 Type Yes
Helfer, D. [5702] Burma K002670668 Yes
Teysmann, J.E. [4436] Indonesia Alpinia sumatrana K000292403 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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