''Alpinia'' is a

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s in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for

Prospero Alpini Prospero Alpini (also known as Prosper Alpinus, Prospero Alpinio and Latinized as Prosperus Alpinus) (23 November 15536 February 1617) was a Venetian physician and botanist. He travelled around Egypt and served as the fourth prefect in charge of ...

, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, where they occur in

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and

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climates.''Alpinia''.
Flora of China. Several species are cultivated as

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s.''Alpinia''.
Flora of North America. Species of the genus are known generally as shell ginger.

Description

These herbs lack true stems, but have pseudostems usually up to about long which are composed of the overlapping leaf sheaths. A few species have been known to reach .Kress, W. J., et al. (2005)
"The molecular phylogeny of ''Alpinia'' (Zingiberaceae): a complex and polyphyletic genus of gingers".
''American Journal of Botany'' 92(1), 167-78. They grow from thick

rhizome In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow hori ...

s. The leaves are lance-shaped to oblong. The

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...

takes the form of a spike, a

panicle A panicle is a much-branched inflorescence. (softcover ). Some authors distinguish it from a compound spike inflorescence, by requiring that the flowers (and fruit) be pedicellate (having a single stem per flower). The branches of a panicle are of ...

, or a

raceme A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the s ...

. It may be hooded in

bract In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis or cone scale. Bracts are usually different from foliage leaves. They may be smaller, larger, or of ...

s and bracteoles. The flower has a shallowly toothed

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which is sometimes split on one side. The flower corolla is a cylindrical tube with three lobes at the mouth, the middle lobe larger and hoodlike in some taxa. There is one fertile

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and two

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s, which are often joined into a petal-like labellum, a structure that is inconspicuous in some species and quite showy in others. The fruit is a rounded, dry or fleshy capsule. The plants are generally aromatic due to their

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Ecology

Most ''Alpinia'' are plants of forest understory habitat. Most are pollinated by large

bee Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyly, monophyletic lineage within the ...

s, but some are pollinated by birds and bats.

Uses

According to the research on ''Alpinia'' by the research team of

National Chung Hsing University National Chung Hsing University (NCHU; ) is a research-led comprehensive university in South District, Taichung, Republic of China. Currently, NCHU is among the four universities of the Taiwan Comprehensive University System, a research-led un ...

, "''Alpinia'' has anti-inflammatory, hypolipidemic, anti-tumor and other effects."

Species

This is the largest genus in the ginger family, with about 230 species. A number of those are commonly grown for their flowers, and others are used as spices. Species include: *''

Alpinia abundiflora ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

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Alpinia acrostachya ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

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Alpinia acuminata ''Alpinia acuminata'' is a monocotyledonous plant species described by Rosemary Margaret Smith. ''Alpinia acuminata'' is part of the genus ''Alpinia'' and the family Zingiberaceae. The species' range is Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea ...

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Alpinia aenea ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

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Alpinia affinis ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

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Alpinia agiokuensis ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

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Alpinia alata ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

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Alpinia albertisii ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

'' *'' Alpinia albipurpurea'' *'' Alpinia allugas'' *''

Alpinia amentacea ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

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Alpinia angustifolia ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

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Alpinia annabellae ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

'' *'' Alpinia antillarum'' *''

Alpinia apoensis ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

'' *'' Alpinia aquatica'' *''

Alpinia arctiflora ''Alpinia arctiflora'' is a plant in the ginger family ( Zingiberaceae) endemic to Queensland. Description ''Alpinia arctiflora'' is a rhizomatous herb, meaning that the stem takes the form of an underground rhizome with only the leafy shoots ...

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Alpinia arfakensis ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

'' *'' Alpinia arundelliana'' *''

Alpinia assimilis ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

'' *'' Alpinia athroantha'' *''

Alpinia aurantiaca ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

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Alpinia auriculata ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

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Alpinia bambusifolia ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

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Alpinia beamanii ''Alpinia beamanii'' is a monocotyledonous plant species described by Rosemary Margaret Smith. ''Alpinia beamanii'' is part of the genus '' Alpinia'' and the family Zingiberaceae. References R.M.Sm., 1989 ''In: Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburg ...

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Alpinia biakensis ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

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Alpinia bicalyculata ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

'' *'' Alpinia bifida'' *'' Alpinia bilamellata'' *'' Alpinia bisculata'' *'' Alpinia blepharocalyx'' *'' Alpinia blumei'' *''

Alpinia boia ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

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Alpinia boninsimensis ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

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Alpinia borneensis ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

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Alpinia borraginoides ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

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Alpinia brachyantha ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

'' *'' Alpinia brachypoda'' *''

Alpinia bracteata ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

'' *'' Alpinia breviligulata'' (Gagnep.) *'' Alpinia brevilabris'' *''

Alpinia brevis ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

'' *'' Alpinia brevituba'' *'' Alpinia burkillii'' *''

Alpinia caerulea ''Alpinia caerulea'', commonly known as native ginger or in the case of the subspecies from the Atherton Tableland red back ginger, is an understorey perennial herb to 3 m, growing under rainforest, gallery forest and wet sclerophyll forest cano ...

'' – Australian native ginger *'' Alpinia calcarata'' – heen araththa, cardamom ginger *'' Alpinia calcicola'' *'' Alpinia calycodes'' *''

Alpinia campanaria ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

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Alpinia cannaefolium ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

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Alpinia capitellata ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

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Alpinia cardamomum-medium ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

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Alpinia carinata ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

'' *'' Alpinia carnea'' *'' Alpinia carolinensis'' *'' Alpinia celebica'' *'' Alpinia cernua'' *''

Alpinia chaunocolea ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

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Alpinia chinensis ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

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Alpinia chrysorachis ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

'' *'' Alpinia coeruleoviridis'' *'' Alpinia colossea'' *'' Alpinia comosa'' *''

Alpinia conchigera ''Alpinia conchigera'', the lesser alpinia, is a plant species in the genus ''Alpinia''. Cardamomin Cardamomin (also known as cardamonin) is a chalconoid that has been isolated from several plants including '' Alpinia katsumadai'' and ''Alpini ...

'' – lesser alpinia *''

Alpinia condensata ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

'' *'' Alpinia conferta'' *'' Alpinia congesta'' *'' Alpinia conghuaensis'' *'' Alpinia conglomerata'' *'' Alpinia copelandii'' *'' Alpinia corallina'' *'' Alpinia coriacea'' *''

Alpinia coriandriodora ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

'' *'' Alpinia cornu-cervi'' *''

Alpinia cristata ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

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Alpinia crocodocalyx ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

'' *'' Alpinia cumingii'' *''

Alpinia cylindrocephala ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

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Alpinia dasystachys ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

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Alpinia decurva ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

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Alpinia decurvata ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

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Alpinia dekockii ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

'' *'' Alpinia densespictata'' *''

Alpinia densibractetata ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

'' *'' Alpinia densiflora'' *'' Alpinia diffissa'' *''

Alpinia divaricata ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

'' *'' Alpinia dolichocephala'' *'' Alpinia domatifera'' *'' Alpinia dyeri'' *'' Alpinia edanoi'' *'' Alpinia elmeri'' *'' Alpinia elwesii'' *''

Alpinia emaculata ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

'' *'' Alpinia engleriana'' *''

Alpinia eremochlamys ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

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Alpinia euastra ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

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Alpinia eubractea ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

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Alpinia eustales ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

'' *'' Alpinia exostylis'' *'' Alpinia flabellata'' *''

Alpinia flava ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

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Alpinia flexistamen ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

'' *'' Alpinia fluvitialis'' *'' Alpinia formosana'' *''

Alpinia foxworthyi ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

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Alpinia fraseriana ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

'' *'' Alpinia fusiformis'' *'' Alpinia gagnepainii'' *'' Alpinia galanga'' – greater galangal *'' Alpinia gigantea'' *'' Alpinia glabra'' *''

Alpinia glabrescens ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

'' *'' Alpinia glacicaerulea'' *'' Alpinia globosa'' – round Chinese cardamom *''

Alpinia gracilis ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

'' *'' Alpinia gracillima'' *''

Alpinia graminea ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, whe ...

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Alpinia grandiceps ''Alpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, wh ...

'' *''Alpinia grandis'' *''Alpinia guinanensis'' *''Alpinia haenkei'' *''Alpinia hagena'' *''Alpinia hainanensis'' *''Alpinia hamiltoniana'' *''Alpinia hansenii'' *''Alpinia havilandii'' *''Alpinia hemsleyanan'' *''Alpinia henryi'' *''Alpinia hibinoi'' *''Alpinia himantoglossa'' *''Alpinia hirsuta'' *''Alpinia hokutensis'' *''Alpinia homeana'' *''Alpinia hookeriana'' *''Alpinia hulstijnii'' *''Alpinia humilis'' *''Alpinia hylandii'' *''Alpinia illustris'' *''Alpinia intermedia'' *''Alpinia involucrata'' *''Alpinia iriomotensis'' *''Alpinia janowskii'' *''Alpinia japonica'' *''Alpinia javanica'' – Javanese alpinia *''Alpinia jianganfeng'' *''Alpinia jingxiensis'' *''Alpinia kainantensis'' *''Alpinia katsumadae'' *''Alpinia kelungensis'' *''Alpinia kermesina'' *''Alpinia kiungensis'' *''Alpinia kiushiana'' *''Alpinia koidzumiana'' *''Alpinia korthalsii'' *''Alpinia koshunensis'' *''Alpinia kumatahe'' *''Alpinia kusshakuensis'' *''Alpinia kwangsiensis'' *''Alpinia laosensis'' *''Alpinia latilabris'' *''Alpinia lauterbachii'' *''Alpinia laxiflora'' *''Alpinia laxisecunda'' *''Alpinia leptostachya'' *''Alpinia ligulata'' *''Alpinia linguiformis'' *''Alpinia longepetiola'' *''Alpinia luteo-carpa'' *''Alpinia maclurei'' *''Alpinia macrantha'' *''Alpinia macrocarpa'' *''Alpinia macrocephala'' *''Alpinia macroscaphis'' *''Alpinia macrostemon'' *''Alpinia macroura'' *''Alpinia maculata'' *''Alpinia malaccensis'' – rathkihiriya *''Alpinia manii'' *''Alpinia manostachys'' *''Alpinia martinii'' *''Alpinia maxii'' *''Alpinia mediomaculata'' *''Alpinia melanocarpa'' – black-fruited alpinia *''Alpinia menghaiensis'' *''Alpinia mesanthera'' *''Alpinia microlophon'' *''Alpinia missionis'' *''Alpinia modesta'' *''Alpinia mollis'' *''Alpinia mollissima'' *''Alpinia molucana'' *''Alpinia monopleura'' *''Alpinia multispicata'' *''Alpinia murdochii'' *''Alpinia musaefedia'' *''Alpinia mutica'' – small shell ginger, orchid ginger, narrow-leaved alpinia *''Alpinia myriocratera'' *''Alpinia nanchuanensis'' *''Alpinia napoensis'' *''Alpinia neesana'' *''Alpinia nidus-vespae'' *''Alpinia nieuwenhuizii'' *''Alpinia nigra'' *''Alpinia novae-hiberniae'' *''Alpinia novae-pommeraniae'' *''Alpinia nupiocratera'' *''Alpinia nutans'' – dwarf cardamom, ginger lily, shell ginger *''Alpinia oblongifolia'' *''Alpinia oceanica'' *''Alpinia odontonema'' *''Alpinia officinarum'' – lesser galangal, Chinese ginger *''Alpinia oligantha'' *''Alpinia orchioides'' *''Alpinia orthostachys'' *''Alpinia ovata'' *''Alpinia ovoidocarpa'' *''Alpinia oxymitra'' *''Alpinia oxyphylla'' – sharp-leaf galangal *''Alpinia padacanca'' *''Alpinia pahangensis'' *''Alpinia papuana'' *''Alpinia parviflora'' *''Alpinia pectinata'' *''Alpinia penduliflora'' *''Alpinia penicillata'' *''Alpinia petiolata'' – stalked-leaved alpinia *''Alpinia philippinensis'' *''Alpinia phoenicea'' *''Alpinia pininga'' *''Alpinia pinnanensis'' *''Alpinia platychilus'' *''Alpinia plectophylla'' *''Alpinia plumieri'' *''Alpinia polyantha'' *''Alpinia porphyrea'' *''Alpinia porphyrocarpa'' *''Alpinia porrecta'' *''Alpinia pricei'' *''Alpinia psilogyna'' *''Alpinia pterocalyx'' *''Alpinia ptychanthera'' *''Alpinia pulcherrima'' *''Alpinia pumila'' *''Alpinia punicea'' *''Alpinia purpurata'' – red ginger *''Alpinia pyramidata'' – Java galangal *''Alpinia quadriloba'' *''Alpinia racimigera'' *''Alpinia racemosa'' *''Alpinia rafflesiana'' – Raffles' alpinia *''Alpinia rechingeri'' *''Alpinia regia'' *''Alpinia reticosa'' *''Alpinia rheedii'' *''Alpinia rigida'' *''Alpinia rolfei'' *''Alpinia romblonensis'' *''Alpinia romburghiana'' *''Alpinia rosacea'' *''Alpinia roscoeana'' *''Alpinia rosea'' *''Alpinia rosella'' *''Alpinia roxburghii'' *''Alpinia rubella'' *''Alpinia rubra'' *''Alpinia rubricaulis'' *''Alpinia rubromaculata'' *''Alpinia salamonensis'' *''Alpinia samoensis'' *''Alpinia sanderae'' *''Alpinia sandsii'' *''Alpinia sasakii'' *''Alpinia satsumensis'' *''Alpinia schultzei'' *''Alpinia schumanniana'' *''Alpinia secunda'' *''Alpinia secundiflora'' *''Alpinia seimundii'' *''Alpinia sericea'' *''Alpinia sericiflora'' *''Alpinia serrulata'' *''Alpinia shimadae'' *''Alpinia siamensis'' *''Alpinia sibuyanensis'' *''Alpinia silvicola'' *''Alpinia simsii'' *''Alpinia singuliflora'' *''Alpinia smithiae'' *''Alpinia spicata'' *''Alpinia squarrosa'' *''Alpinia stachyodes'' *''Alpinia stapfiana'' *''Alpinia stenobracteolata'' *''Alpinia stenostachys'' *''Alpinia striata'' *''Alpinia strobilacea'' *''Alpinia strobiliformis'' *''Alpinia subfusicarpa'' *''Alpinia submutica'' *''Alpinia subspicata'' *''Alpinia subverticillata'' *''Alpinia suishaensis'' *''Alpinia takaminei'' *''Alpinia tamacuensis'' *''Alpinia tomentosa'' *''Alpinia tonkinensis'' *''Alpinia tonrokuensis'' *''Alpinia trachyascus'' *''Alpinia tricolor'' *''Alpinia tubulata'' *''Alpinia unilateralis'' *''Alpinia uraiensis'' *''Alpinia uviformis'' *''Alpinia valetoniana'' *''Alpinia vanoverberghii'' *''Alpinia velutina'' *''Alpinia versicolor'' *''Alpinia viridiflora'' *''Alpinia vittata'' – variegate-ginger *''Alpinia vitiensis'' *''Alpinia vulcanica'' *''Alpinia walang'' *''Alpinia warburgii'' *''Alpinia wenzelii'' *''Alpinia werneri'' *''Alpinia womerslyi'' *''Alpinia wrayi'' *''Alpinia zerumbet'' – shell ginger (synonym ''Alpinia speciosa'') *''Alpinia zingiberina''

Gallery

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References

{{Authority control Alpinia, Zingiberaceae genera

Description

Ecology

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Species

Gallery

See also

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