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Alpinia Notes


Notes and images for Alpinia

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ALPINIA Roxb. Asiat. Res. 11:350 (1810) & Fl. Ind. 1:58 (1820) [Nomen conservandum]
Adelmeria Ridley in Elmer, Leaflets Phillip. Bot 2:603 (1909).
Albina Giseke, Prael. Linn. 199, 207 (1792).
Allughas Steud., ***.
Alughas L., Fl. Zeyl. 207 (1747).
Buekia Giseke, Prael. Linn. 199, 204 (1792).
Catimbium Juss., Gen. 62 (1789).
Doxanthes Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4:51 (1836).
Elmeria Ridley in Elmer, Leaflets Phillip. Bot 2:569 (1909).
Eriolopha Ridley in Hook. f., Ic. Pl. t. 3067 (1916).
Galanga Noronha in Verh. Batav. Gen. v. (1790) ed. 1 Art. 4:2; ed. 2 65 (1827).
Guillainia Vieill., Bull. Soc. Linn. Normand. 10:92 (1866).
Hellenia Willd., Sp. Pl. 1:4 (1797)-non Retz.
Hellwigia Warb., Bot. Jahrb. 13:279, 451 (1891).
Heritiera Retz., Observ. Bot. 6:17, t. 1 (1791).
Kolooratia Lestib., Ann. Sc. Nat. s‚r. 2 11:341 (1841).
Kolowratia Presl, Rel. Haenk. 1:113, t. 20 (1827).
Languas Koen. in Retz., Observ. Bot. 3:64 (1783).
Martensia Giseke, Prael. Linn. 199, 207 (1792).
Monocystis Lindley, Introd. Nat. Syst. ed. 2 445 (1836).
Odontychium Schumann in Engl., Pflanzenr. 20[IV.46]:59.
Strobidia Miq., Fl. Ind. Bat. Suppl. 614 (1860).
Zerumbet Wendl., Sert. Hannov. fasc 4 3, t. 19 (1798)-non Lestib.

ANGUS BOTANICAL PRINTS - This is an image of the original description Ca 1838 of the genus Alpinia.

Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden. About 230 species in tropical and subtropical Asia, Australia and Pacific Islands, 51 in China, 35 endemic in China.
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Notes and images for Alpinia albopurpurea

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia albopurpurea
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Notes and images for Alpinia antillarum

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia antillarum
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Specimen at historical botanical collections in the Swedish Museum of Natural History.
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Notes and images for Alpinia apoensis

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia apoensis
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Notes and images for Alpinia aquatica

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia aquatica
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FLOWERS: pink
HEIGHT: 7 ft
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia aquatica (Retz.) Roscoe This plant was first described by Retzius in 1791, who named it Heritiera aquatica. It was reclassified by Roscoe in 1807 as an Alpinia (A. aquatica)

KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the north-western coast of the island of Borneo. A. aquatica (Retz.) Roscoe - Encilongon Kara (Dus.), Layo Entalun (Dus.), Sagang (Dus.) Herb ú VEG: Degraded Secondary Forest ú HAB: near sea water ú GEO: White sand; Coastal beach sand BEL: Seria, Anduki F. R., Forman 878. BRM: Serasa, Kpg. Muara, Hose 16. TUT: Telisai, Niga 82; Telisai, K. Tutong, Ashton BRUN 971; Rambai, Tasek Merimbun, Bernstein 119; Rambai, Tasek Merimbun, Bernstein 467. Without prov.: van Niel 3451 ú Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo

STOKES TROPICALS - Originally from China, this ginger is one of the few gingers known to grow in water. It creeps from the shore in mats with fibrous roots. The plant has small pink lined flowers. It grows to 7 ft zone 8 .

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Mentioned in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden under A. nigra. "Chinese records of Alpinia aquatica are referable to A. nigra.
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Notes and images for Alpinia arctiflora

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia arctiflora
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Notes and images for Alpinia assimilis

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia assimilis
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Notes and images for Alpinia auriculata

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia auriculata
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ANGUS BOTANICAL PRINTS - TITLE: Alpinia auriculata. [1828]. Published in William Roscoe, Monandrian Plants of the Order Scitamineae Chiefly Drawn from Living Specimens in the Botanical Gardens at Liverpool, pl. 74. With original text description.
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Notes and images for Alpinia bambusifolia

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia bambusifolia
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Notes and images for Alpinia biakensis

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia biakensis
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Notes and images for Alpinia blepharocalyx

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia blepharocalyx
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia blepharocalyx Schumann:

Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden. Lists var. blepharocalyx and var. glabrior.
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Notes and images for Alpinia boninsinensis

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia boninsinensis
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia boninsinensis Makino:
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Notes and images for Alpinia brevilabris

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia brevilabris
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia brevilabris Presl:
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Notes and images for Alpinia breviligulata

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia breviligulata
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia brevigulata Gagnepain:
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Notes and images for Alpinia brevis

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia brevis
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Notes and images for Alpinia calcarata

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia calcarata
COMMON NAME: snap ginger
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Indian ginger, Languas calcarata
FLOWERS: white and maroon
HEIGHT: 5-6 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 8
LIGHT PREFERENCE: full sun to part shade
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Le Jardin Ombragé - newly planted spring 2000. It remained healthy and vigorous, growing to about 3 ft high but has not bloomed. I have it in about 3-4 hours direct sun. Foliage did not freeze back until temperatures dropped to the mid twenties. I have kept it outside over winter.

TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia calcarata (Haworth) Roscoe:

Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.

THE TROPICAL LOOK - Native to India, 5-6 ft high, leaves are 2" wide by 12" long, dull dark green, lighter undersides. Flowers white with yellow and red variegation. (Color picture)

STOKES TROPICALS - Vigorous grower, 4-5 ft, flowers resemble snapdragon flowers, from India. Med sun, zone 8

GAINESVILLE TREE FARM - fragrant, small flowers
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National Botanic Garden of Belgium (from Democratic Republic of Congo)

EARTHCARE ENTERPRISES, Australia - offers this species.
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Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Notes and images for Alpinia capitellata

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia capitellata
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KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the north-western coast of the island of Borneo. A. aff. capitellata Jack Herb ú VEG: LMDF ú HAB: ridge ú GEO: Setap Shales ú ALT: 250 m TEM: Amo, Batu Apoi Forest Reserve, Poulsen 226 ú Alpinia capitellata is known from Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo

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Notes and images for Alpinia chinensis

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia chinensis
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia chinensis: a problem. Alpinia chinensis Roscoe is now Alpinia suishaensis Hayata (and Rosemary Smith agrees). But there was also an Alpinia chinensis Vidal (now Alpinia cumingii Schumann) and an Alpinia chinensis Franchet & Savat. (now Alpinia formosana Schumann). I would be tempted to leave it as Alpinia chinensis for the benefit of the horticulturalists, listing Alpinia suishaensis [see below] as a modern synonym.
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Notes and images for Alpinia coerulea

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia coerulea
COMMON NAME: blue berry ginger
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: often mispelled as A. caerulea, but the correct spelling is coerulea
FLOWERS: pink
HEIGHT: 6 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 9
LIGHT PREFERENCE: part sun
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Le Jardin Ombragé - newly planted fall 2000. Kept in pot in greenhouse over winter.

TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia coerulea Benth.: spelling error (it is often misspelled)

B & T WORLD SEEDS - listed in their catalog

ALOHA TROPICALS - The blue fruits of this species are the source of its common name Blue Berry Ginger. Its leaves are dark green and have maroon purple underside. The flowers are small and pink. It grows to 6' partial sun.

ALSTONVILLE TREE FARMS (Australia) - As a lush, glossy foliage plant, Native Ginger can be grown indoors or outdoors, even in cooler climates, but to look its best it needs humus-rich soil, shelter and plenty of water. IMAGE

EARTHCARE ENTERPRISES, Australia - offers this species. Common name Native Ginger

STOKES TROPICALS - Dark green leaves on reedlike stems to 6 ft. Leaves have wine red undersides. Small white flowers with purple modified stamens are followed by deep blue berries. Medium sun, zone 9, origin Queensland, Australia.
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Notes and images for Alpinia conchigera

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia conchigera
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia conchigera Griffith: OK, but there was also an Alpinia conchigera Schumann (now Alpinia siamensis Schumann). I feel queasy about this one. I looked at Griffith's manuscript at the Kew library a few years ago, and it consisted only of fragmentary notes. Schumann's reports are printed publications, and Rosemary Smith has vouched for Alpinia siamensis. Again, maybe you should list it as conchigera, with a modern synonym siamensis

The Study of Zingiberaceae in Thailand, by Puangpen Sirirugsa - Alpinia conchigera Griff. Distinguished characters.- Inflorescence slender. Flower small. The lip pink to red. The ripe fruit bright red, small, about 7 mm. in diameter. Thailand.- Common in tropical rainforest. Distribution.- Bengal, Indochina, Malaysia, Sumatra. Uses.- The rhizome is stimulating, diaphoretic, regulating in uterine hemorrhage. It is used to treat bronchitis, jaundice, headache, vertigo, metritis. It is also used as external treatment for rheumatism and arthritis.

Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.

B & T WORLD SEEDS - listed in their catalog

GINGERS OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA & SINGAPORE, Dr. Kai Larsen, et al - on checklist
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Notes and images for Alpinia coriacea

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia coriacea
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Notes and images for Alpinia coriandriodora

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia coriandriodora
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Notes and images for Alpinia corneri

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia corneri
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Notes and images for Alpinia densespicata

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia densespicata
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia densespicata Hayata: [as far as I know Alpinia shimadai Hayata is a different species]
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Notes and images for Alpinia densibracteata

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia densibracteata
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FLORA OF CHINA - Alpinia densibracteata T. L. Wu & Senjen, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 16(3): 32. 1978. Syn. nov. TYPE: China. Guangdong: Long Men, W. T. Tseng 25332 (holotype, IBSC). An examination of the types of Alpinia stachyodes and A. densibracteata reveals that a single species is involved
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Notes and images for Alpinia denticulata

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia denticulata
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Notes and images for Alpinia diffissa

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia diffissa
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ANGUS BOTANICAL PRINTS - TITLE: Alpinia diffissa. [1828]. 1 print : lithograph, hand col. ; 54 x 42 cm. Published in William Roscoe, Monandrians in the Botanical Gardens at Liverpool, pl. 71.[With original text description] Botanical illustration of a member of the ginger (Zingiberaceae) family.
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Notes and images for Alpinia dolichocephala

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia dolichocephala
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Notes and images for Alpinia elatior

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia elatior
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia elatior Jack is now Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Sm. [the R.M. Sm. is Rosemary Smith]
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Notes and images for Alpinia elegans

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia elegans
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Notes and images for Alpinia emaculata

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Notes and images for Alpinia flabellata

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia flabellata
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Notes and images for Alpinia formosana

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia formosana
COMMON NAME: pinstripe ginger
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: A. koshunensis, Languas formosana, L. koshunensis
FLOWERS: Red and White
HEIGHT: 5-6 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 7
LIGHT PREFERENCE: full sun to part shade
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Le Jardin Ombragé - I have grown this plant since April 1998 in part sun. At times the foliage can get a little ragged looking, but all in all this is a beautiful foliage plant. I have protected it in winter or dug and kept in greenhouse, and it has rewarded me with beautiful blooms last year. I am growing in about 4 hours direct sun, and it is about 6 ft. tall. Foliage did not freeze back until temperatures dropped to the mid twenties. I am keeping it outside this year over winter.

TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia formosana Schumann:

Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden. This species was recognized as a natural hybrid between Alpinia intermedia and A. zerumbet.

THE TROPICAL LOOK - from southern Japanese islands and Taiwan, 6 ft tall, leaves 2 ft long.

GAINESVILLE TREE FARM - yellow and green striped foliage
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STOKES TROPICALS - Called the "pinstripe" ginger. An outstanding foliage plant. Produces a large inflorescence of white and red flowers following warm winter or if protected or greenhoused. Grows to 6' in medium to full sun. Very hardy, has tolerated temperatures down to 10ø F.
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Notes and images for Alpinia formosana 'Variegata'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia formosana 'Variegata'
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THE TROPICAL LOOK - leaves striped with white.
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Notes and images for Alpinia foxworthyi

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia foxworthyi
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia foxworthyi Ridley (formerly Languas foxworthyi Merrill). Per Brian Middleditch, this plant was named after Frederick William Foxworthy (1877-1950).
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Notes and images for Alpinia galanga

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia galanga
COMMON NAME: spice ginger
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Galanga Major, Galangal, Laos Root, Siamese ginger, Amomum galanga, A. medium - more
FLOWERS: white and red
HEIGHT: 5-6 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 8
LIGHT PREFERENCE: full sun to part shade
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Le Jardin Ombragé - I just received a rhizome of this from a friend who has been growing it locally for several years. She has found it to be very easy to grow, has it in part shade, clay soil, and it blooms reliably for her regardless of freezing back. In 2000 it grew to 6 ft tall, growing in part sun, healthy but has not bloomed. Foliage did not freeze back until temperatures dropped to the mid twenties. I am keeping it outside over winter.

The Study of Zingiberaceae in Thailand, by Puangpen Sirirugsa - Distinguished characters.- Rhizome pale yellow. Flower white. Thailand.- Cultivated. Distribution.- India, Indochina, The Philippines, Borneo and cultivated extensively in SE. Asia. Uses.- The rhizome is used for indigestion, colic, dysentery and cancer of the stomach. It is a remedy for food poisoning. The grated rhizome is prescribed for spleen trouble and herppes; an infusion of the leaves is for stimulant and antirheumatism. The fresh rhizome is also used as a spice for flavoring food.

Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden. Describes var. galanga and var. pyramidata.
STOKES TROPICALS - Used for Thai cooking, will bloom on current year growth after freeze.

TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd.:

ALOHA TROPICALS - Grown for it's spicy hot root, used in oriental cooking and medicine. Inflorescence is small yellow -burgundy axis, blooming basal and intermittently .Height 3'to 4'. Ginger root is red skinned and nobby , with a pinkish white flesh, eaten raw or cooked. Many cultures throughout the world use galanga to spice up many dishes.

KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the north-western coast of the island of Borneo. A. galanga (L.) Willd. Herb ú HAB: gentle slope BEL: Bukit Sawat, Bukit Sungai Mau, Awong 23.
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EARTHCARE ENTERPRISES, Australia - offers this species.

http://www-ang.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/engl/generic_frame.html?Afra_mel.html - Greater galangale, mostly referred to simply as galangale, is a very popular spice in whole South East Asia and especially typical for the cuisine of Thailand. It is also known and used in Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam and Southern China. Chinese five spice powder is sometimes enhanced with galangale (see star anis). In Western countries, however, galanga is not well known, at least in our days; it has, however, been a valued spice in the early Middle-ages. Galangale may be used fresh or dried. The pure and refreshing aroma of the fresh spice will change to a more medical and sweet taste by drying; most Thai cooks will, therefore, prefer the fresh rhizome whenever available. It appears frequently in Thai soups, stir-fries or curries (see coconut for a discussion on Thai curry pastes), cut in thin slices for soups or grated for curries. Like ginger, its aroma merges well with garlic. Indonesians, on the other hand, frequently use slices or powder of the fresh or dried rhizome, e.g., for nasi goreng (fried rice with vegetables and meat). Another well-known Indonesian dishes which makes use of dried galanga is rendang, a spicy beef (or buffalo) stew originally stemming from the minangkabau people in Western Sumatra. Cubed beef is cooked for at least one hour in thick coconut milk together with dried chiles, garlic and dried turmeric, ginger, Indonesian bay-leaves and galangale; some recipes additionally prescribe Indonesian cinnamon, black pepper or even fennel. The rather spicy cooking style of the minangkabau people, named nasi Padang "Padang-food" after their capital, is popular all over today's Indonesia. Galangale is sometimes confused with other spices of the ginger family; see lesser galangale for details. Its taste and appearance are, however, characteristic; it cannot be substituted by any other spice.

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KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the north-western coast of the island of Borneo. A. glabra Ridl. - Terabak Bukid (Dus.) Herb; on ground ú VEG: Peatswamp Forest with Shorea albida, LMDF, HDF, Lower Montane Forest, Secondary Forest ú HAB: flat ground, valley bottom, gentle slope, steep slope, ridge; impeded drainage, periodically flooded; near running fresh water ú GEO: Lambir formation, Meligan formation, shale, Setap Shales; clay soil; peat ú ALT: sea level-150 m ú USES: Edible fruit BEL: Andulau F.R., Ashton A 187; Labi, Bt. Teraja, Simpson 2162; Labi, Rampayoh, Cowley 155; Seria, Kpg. Badas, Ashton A 140; Sungai Liang, Sungei Liang, Forman 1095. TEM: Johns 7332; Amo, Ashton A 308; Amo, Batu Apoi Forest Reserve, Nielsen 1070; Amo, Batu Apoi Forest Reserve, Poulsen 29; Amo, Batu Apoi Forest Reserve, Poulsen 279; Amo, Bt. Belalong, Dransfield S. 1219; Amo, Bt. Belalong, Wong 1428; Amo, Bt. Retak, Sands 5282; Amo, K. Belalong, Ashton A 361; Amo, Sg. Temburong, Coode 6682; Batu Apoi, Selapon, Kirkup934. TUT: Johns 7513; Rambai, Tasek Merimbun, Bernstein 380. Without prov.: Nielsen 1021; Wong s.n. 9.iv.88 ú Borneo
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BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia glabra var. reticulata
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Notes and images for Alpinia globosa

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia globosa
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BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia hainanensis
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia hainanensis Schumann: [as far as I know Alpinia henryi Schumann is a separate species]

FLORA OF CHINA - Alpinia hainanensis K. Schumann, in Engler, Pflanzenr. IV. 46(Heft 20): 335. 1904.
The types of all of the above four species were collected from Hainan Island. A comparison of the original descriptions, as well as photographs of the type collections of both Alpinia hainanensis and A. henryi, cast no doubt that all four represent a single species.

Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden. Alpinia hainanensis K. Schumann, in Engler, Pflanzenr. IV. 46(Heft 20): 335. 1904.
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KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the north-western coast of the island of Borneo. A. havilandii K.Schum. vel aff. BEL: Labi, Sungai Rampayoh, Kirkup 803.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia henryi
COMMON NAME: sweet dragon
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: A. katsumadai, A.henryi, A. hainanensis, A.kainantensis are syn.
FLOWERS: creamy white/red
HEIGHT: 5-6 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 9
LIGHT PREFERENCE: Part sun to shade
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Le Jardin Ombragé - newly planted spring 2000. As of August, vigorous growth and 4 ft tall in part sun. In early September it bloomed and obviously has been incorrectly identified. It looks like the plant I have is actually a Hedychium, probably the cultivar 'Kinkaku'.
TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia henryi Schumann:

FLORA OF CHINA - Alpinia henryi K. Schumann, in Engler, Pflanzenr. IV. 46(Heft 20): 335. 1904. Syn. nov. TYPE: China. Hainan: without locality, Henry 8402 (holotype, B; isotype, K).
The types of all of the above four species were collected from Hainan Island. A comparison of the original descriptions, as well as photographs of the type collections of both Alpinia hainanensis and A. henryi, cast no doubt that all four represent a single species.

Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden. Listed under synonym A. hainanensis.

STOKES TROPICALS - A tall plant 5-6 ft with broad hairy leaves. It has large spickes fo the flowers in the spring that are creamy with many dark red lines. These flowers are remarkable because unlike other Alpinias, this has a strong honey-like fragrance. Prob. Zone 9.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia intermedia
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Notes and images for Alpinia japonica

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia japonica
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HEIGHT: 2 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 7
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From: dave-poole@ilsham.demon.co.uk (David Poole) - the following are very hardy here in the far south west of the UK(51'7 N) with no over-wintering problems: *Alpinia japonica (this forms large 'carpets' in dry shade in a local cliff top garden)

PLANT DELIGHTS - Listed as hardy to zone 7B

THE TROPICAL LOOK - native to Southern Japanese islands, grows to 2-3 ft high.

SOUTHERN PERENNIALS - Two-foot tall ginger with narrow, pointed, aromatic leaves. Flowers pink and white striped, in fall, but not a reliable bloomer here. Primarily a foliage plant for partial shade. East Asia. Hardy to 0øF. Zones 7-11.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia japonica 'suo sha'
COMMON NAME: Hana-Myoga
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Globba japonica, Alpinia agiokuensis, Languas agiokuensis, L. japonica
FLOWERS: white/red
HEIGHT: 15 inch
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 10
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Notes and images for Alpinia japonica kinisiana 'Peppermint Stick'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia japonica kinisiana 'Peppermint Stick'
COMMON NAME: dwarf Japanese ginger
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FLOWERS: Red and White
HEIGHT: 2 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 7b
LIGHT PREFERENCE: part sun to shade
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Le Jardin Ombragé - Maradee Cryer gave me this plant in April 1998 and it was blooming with gorgeous red and white flowers. I protected it the first winter (98-99) since it will only bloom on old growth, but it did not bloom that year. Then the following year, protected it again and it bloomed profusely in mid to late March. I am growing it in about 4 hours direct sun. (Height measured mid July = 2 ft.) This Alpinia seems to prefer more shade, as the leaves curl up tight during the mid-day sun and are slightly scorched despite sufficient moisture. This is by far the most cold hardy foliage of any ginger I have. As of mid-January 2001, the foliage is still green and healthy despite several cold snaps with temperatures in the mid twenties.

STOKES TROPICALS - long wave leaves fuzzy underneath. Small red and white striped flowers with a spiked inflorescence, main feature is the foliage, blooms in zone 8 on old growth, one of the hardiest, grows to 2 ft, zone 7b and higher.
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FLORA OF CHINA - Alpinia (subg. Probolocalyx K. Schumann) jianganfeng T. L. Wu, sp. nov. TYPE: China. Guangdong: Lian Nan Xian, Z. S. Zhu 784 (holotype, IBSC).
Caulis ca. 1 m altus; folia lanceolata vel lineari-lanceolata, 20--30 cm longa, 2--4(--6) cm lata; ligula bifida, ca. 2 mm longa, ciliata; spica terminalis, 10--20 cm longa; rhachidi tomentosa; bracteola minuta; calyx cylindricus, apice tridentatus pubescens; corollae tubus 8--10 mm longus, lobis oblongis, 8--10 mm longis, villosis; staminodia lateralia lineares, ca. 2 mm longa; labellum obovatum, 0.7--1.3 mm longum, margine crispatum, apice bifidum; stamen labello longior; capsula globosa 7--8 mm diam., pubescens, apice calyce persistenti coronata; semina 5--6.
Plants herbaceous. Stems ca. 1 m long. Leaves sessile or with petioles to 4 cm; sheath glabrous; ligule ca. 2 mm long, 2-cleft, ciliate; leaf blade lanceolate to linear-lanceolate 20--30 cm long, 2--4(--6) cm wide, glabrous except for hispid subapical margin, base attenuate, apex narrowly caudate. Spikes terminal, erect, 10--20 cm long; rachis tomentose; bracts absent; bracteoles minute. Flowers in clusters of 3. Calyx cylindric, apex 3-cleft, pubescent outside. Corolla tube subequal or slightly longer than calyx; lobes oblong, 8--10 mm long, villous outside. Lateral staminodes linear, ca. 2 mm long. Labellum obovate, 0.7--1.3 cm long, margin crisped, apex 2-cleft. Stamen longer than labellum; anther ca. 4 mm. Ovary globose, pubescent. Capsule globose, 7--8 mm diam., pubescent, apex crowned with persistent calyx. Seeds 5 or 6.
Flowering April--June, fruiting June--November.
Alpinia jianganfeng is closely related to A. bambusifolia C. F. Liang & D. Fang, from which it differs in having glabrous sheaths, spikes 10--20 cm long, flowers in fascicles of 3, and a labellum 7--13 mm long with a crisp margin. In contrast, A. bambusifolia has pubescent sheaths, spikes 1.5--6 cm long, flowers in pairs or solitary along upper parts of the spike, and an entire labellum ca. 9 mm long.
Alpinia jianganfeng was misidentified by Wu and Chen (1981) as A. stachyodes Hance. However, the latter species has tomentose sheaths, ligules ca. 1 cm long, ovate or lanceolate bracts 1.5--2.5 cm long, lanceolate bracteoles 5--10 mm long, and a rhomboid-ovoid obscurely 3-lobed labellum. Plants of A. jianganfeng have glabrous sheaths, ligules ca. 2 mm long, no bracts, minute bracteoles, and an obovate 2-cleft labellum.
Paratypes. CHINA (all specimens at IBSC). Guangdong: Lian Nan Xian, T. S. Chu 784; Nan Xiong Xian, L. Deng 6375 (IBS); Tai San Xian, B. H. Chen 881; Xin Feng Xian , H. G. Ye 1000; Ying De Xian, C. S. Niu 8031; Yu Nan Xian, G. C. Zhang 2760. Guangxi: Bai Shi Xian, Y. W. Taam 8; Cang Wu Xian, S. H. Chun 229138; He Xian, Y. K. Li; Rong Xian, S. H. Chun 229138. Hong Kong: W. Y. Chun 4876; Y. Tsiang 647. Hunan: Jiang Hua Xian, B. G. Li 05328; Yi Zhang Xian, S. H. Chun 2900. Jiangxi: Hui Chang Xian, C. M. Hu 3393; Le Yi Xian, M. X. Nie 8609; Xu Wu Xian, C. M. Hu 1658; Yong Xin Xian, S. K. Lai 4978.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia jingxiensis
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BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia kainantensis
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FLORA OF CHINA - Alpinia kainantensis Masamune, Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 33: 28. 1943. Syn. nov. TYPE: China. Hainan (as Kainanto): Man-nei, 27 Nov. 1940, Masamune & Fukuyama 174 (holotype, TI).
The types of all of the above four species were collected from Hainan Island. A comparison of the original descriptions, as well as photographs of the type collections of both Alpinia hainanensis and A. henryi, cast no doubt that all four represent a single species.
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BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia katsumadai
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FLOWERS: yellow
HEIGHT: 4 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 7b
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FLORA OF CHINA - Alpinia katsumadai Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formosan. 5: 224. 1915. Syn. nov. TYPE: China. Hainan: without locality, 1910, Katsumada s.n. (holotype, TI).
The types of all of the above four species were collected from Hainan Island. A comparison of the original descriptions, as well as photographs of the type collections of both Alpinia hainanensis and A. henryi, cast no doubt that all four represent a single species.

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STOKES TROPICALS - short with wavy leaves and upright yellow shell-like flowers, upright, not pendant, grows to 4 ft in med sun, zone 7b.

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BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia kawakamii
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BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia kusshakuensis
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Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden. Found in shaded, wet places.
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Notes and images for Alpinia laxisecunda

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Notes and images for Alpinia leptostachys

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Notes and images for Alpinia ligulata

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KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the north-western coast of the island of Borneo. Herb ú VEG: Degraded Peatswamp Forest, LMDF, HDF, Lower Montane Forest ú HAB: valley bottom, gentle slope, steep slope; near running fresh water ú GEO: Meligan formation, Setap Shales; clay soil ú ALT: sea level-90 m TEM: Amo, Bt. Retak, Sands 5303; Amo, Sungai Belalong, Poulsen 329; Batu Apoi, Bt. Gelagas (Bt. Suang), Simpson 2376. TUT: Forman 985; Lamunin, Kirkup 288; Lamunin, Ladan Hills, Coode 7365; Rambai, Sg. Tutong, Coode 6346. Without prov.: Kessler 412 ú Borneo
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Notes and images for Alpinia longipetiolata

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia longipetiolata
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Notes and images for Alpinia luteocarpa

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia luteocarpa
COMMON NAME: red bamboo ginger
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: A. aureocarpa
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Le Jardin Ombragé - newly planted rhizome summer 2000. Has not sprouted yet. Kept potted and in the greenhouse this winter.
TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia luteocarpa Elmer:

B & T WORLD SEEDS - listed in their catalog

FINE GARDENING, July-Aug 1998 issue, article by Derek Burch, includes picture of A. luteocarpa. "Red bamboo ginger is one of the common names given to the 2 ft tall tight clumps of slender erect stems of this ginger grown for its foliage. The deep burgundy undersides of the leaves contrast nicely with the gray-green upper surfaces which are shown off by its upright growing habit.

THE TROPICAL LOOK - Native to Thailand, not root hardy outside zone 10, clumping species, 4-5 ft tall, many thin stems, olive green leaves with reddish purple underneath, sometimes called the Bamboo Ginger. (In an e-mail on the Tropicals forum on Garden Web, Bob Riffle said the following: "The ginger in question is Alpinia luteocarpa, one of the most tender (to cold) of the genus: 32'F. can kill it outright.
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Notes and images for Alpinia maclurei

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia maclurei
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Notes and images for Alpinia macrostephana

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia macrostephana
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Notes and images for Alpinia magnifica

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia magnifica
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ANGUS BOTANICAL PRINTS - TITLE: Alpinia magnifica. [1828]. 1 print : lithograph, hand col. ; 54 x 42 cm. Published in William Roscoe, Monandrian Plants of the Order Scitamineae Chiefly Drawn from Living Specimens in the Botanical Gardens at Liverpool, pl. 75.[With original text description] Botanical illustration of a member of the ginger (Zingiberaceae) family.
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Notes and images for Alpinia malaccensis

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia malaccensis
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Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden. Cultivated as an ornamental in China.
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Notes and images for Alpinia malaccensis var. malaccensis

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Notes and images for Alpinia malaccensis var. nobilis

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia malaccensis var. nobilis
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Notes and images for Alpinia menghaiensis

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Notes and images for Alpinia mesanthera

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia mesanthera
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Notes and images for Alpinia mollissima

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Notes and images for Alpinia murdochii

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia murdochii
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Notes and images for Alpinia musaefolia

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia musaefolia
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Notes and images for Alpinia mutica

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia mutica
COMMON NAME: small shell-ginger
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Orchid ginger, Catimbium muticum
FLOWERS: yellow/orange red
HEIGHT: 6 ft
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B & T WORLD SEEDS - listed in their catalog

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Univ. of Connecticut Botanical Garden - from Malay peninsula, [syn. Catimbium muticum (Roxb.) Holtt.] Perennial herb to 6 feet; leaves to 16 inches long, 1.75 inches wide; inflorescence terminating leafy stem, about 6 inches long, with cincinni of 2-3 flowers at each node, short-hairy; flowers white, in axils of deciduous flower bracts, lip to 1.5 inches long, yellow, marked with red.

Listed as a naturalized species in Hawaii by the Biota of North America Program.

THE TROPICAL LOOK - from Malaysia, similar to A. zerumbet, hardy to zone 9.

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Notes and images for Alpinia nanchuanensis

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Notes and images for Alpinia napoensis

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Notes and images for Alpinia nidusvespai

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Notes and images for Alpinia nieuwenhuizii

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KEW BORNEO PROJECT - plants collected at Brunei Darussalam, on the north-western coast of the island of Borneo. A. nieuwenhuizii Valeton On ground ú VEG: HDF ú HAB: gentle slope, ridge; near running fresh water ú GEO: Setap Shales ú ALT: 130 m TEM: Amo, Apoi Forest Reserve, Cowley 47; Amo, Apoi Forest Reserve, Cowley 64 ú Borneo: Sarawak, Sabah
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Notes and images for Alpinia nigra

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia nigra
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Notes and images for Alpinia novae-pomeraniae

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Notes and images for Alpinia nutans

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia nutans
COMMON NAME: dwarf cardamom
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Amomum compactum
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Le Jardin Ombragé - My specimen came from Maradee Cryer, who obtained it from a planting in Baton Rouge where it had been for over 15 years. Hers bloomed for the first time in spring 2000, and has grown to 5 ft tall, throwing the identification into doubt. My plant is 2 1/2 feet, as is typical of this plant. The leaves have the distinctive A. nutans fragrance, and appearance, but this could be another species or certainly an unusual form of A. nutans. I saw a similar blooming plant, believed to be A. nutans, at Huntington Gardens in Los Angeles. It was nearly 6 ft tall, with upright shell type inflorescense, and the distinctive aroma of A. nutans when the foliage is crushed. I now have two additional specimens from different sources. Foliage did not freeze back until temperatures dropped to the mid twenties. I have kept it outside over winter.

TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia nutans (L.) Roscoe:

ANGUS BOTANICAL PRINTS - TITLE: Alpinia nutans. [1828]. 1 print : lithograph, hand col. ; 54 x 42 cm. Published in William Roscoe, Monandrian Plants of the Order Scitamineae Chiefly Drawn from Living Specimens in the Botanical Gardens at Liverpool, pl. 73. [With origingal text description] Botanical illustration of a member of the ginger (Zingiberaceae) family. NOTE: According to Brian Middleditch, this illustration was an error on Roscoe's part. "As for Alpinia nutans, the nomenclature has been a comedy of errors. It has been misnamed by several botanists over the years, but the biggest mistake was made by the usually reliable (and very wealthy) English gentleman-botanist William Roscoe (1753-1831). Linnaeus had earlier named the species Globba nutans, but Roscoe realized that it was an Alpinia and named it Alpinia nutans. But he mistakenly thought that it was the same species as "Zerumbet speciosum" and compounded his error by publishing an illustration of the latter under the name Alpinia nutans. To complicate matters "Zerumbet speciosum" is now known as Alpinia zerumbet. "

THE TROPICAL LOOK - says A. nutans is syn. for A. zerumbet.

STOKES TROPICALS - has been incorrectly called Amomum cardamomum or "Cardamon" but is not true cardamon. Hardy foliage plant often used as shade groundcover. Rarely blooms but leaves smell of spice when rubbed, grows to 3 ft in shade, zone 7, great patio plant.

GAINESVILLE TREE FARM - most aromatic leaves of any ginger

SOUTHERN PERENNIALS - (Dwarf Cardamom). Ginger with aromatic leaves and roots. No flowers seen here - grown for foliage effect and as a spice. Shade; height 3-4', very bushy. Great for a mass planting of foliage. Java. Zones 8-10. Formerly offered as Amomum compactum.
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Notes and images for Alpinia nutans 'Narrow Leaf'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia nutans 'Narrow Leaf'
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STOKES TROPICALS - short cold-hardy Alpinia that flowers. Different from regular A. nutans with narrower leaf, flowers easier has same spice fragrance and nice deep green leaves. Zone 7
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Notes and images for Alpinia oblongifolia

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia oblongifolia
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Notes and images for Alpinia occidentalis

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Notes and images for Alpinia oceanica

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Notes and images for Alpinia odontonema

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NOTES: THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF THE COMPOSITION OF PLANT COMMUNITIES IN THE HIGHLANDS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA. , PAUL SILLITOE Durham University 43 Old Elvet, Durham, England DH1 3HN
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Notes and images for Alpinia officinarum

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia officinarum
COMMON NAME: lesser galingale
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: galanga, Languas officinarum
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia officinarum Hance: [common name is lesser galingale, but often the French name galanga is used]

Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.

http://www-ang.kfunigraz.ac.at/~katzer/engl/generic_frame.html?Afra_mel.html - Contrasting the well-known greater galangale, lesser galangale is hardly known in the West and also not of much importance in South East Asia; actually, it seems to be used only by malaiic peoples in Malaysia and Indonesia (especially, in Java and Bali). Its strong aroma is less pleasant than that of greater galanga. Slices of the dried rhizome may be cooked with vegetable or meat dishes, but mostly the spice is used fresh and grated or crushed. It is essential to Javanese cooking (Rijstafel) and especially much used on the Indonesian island Bali (see Indonesian bay-leaf). The most famous dish owing its character in part to lesser galangale is Balinese roast duck bebek betulu, a favourite with tourists in Bali. A whole duck is rub inside and outside with a paste (Balinese jangkap, in Indonesian called bumbu, see lemon grass) made from onions, ginger, lemon grass, garlic, nuts, chiles, other spices and lesser galangale; after wrapping in banana leaves, the duck is first steamed and then baked in an oven which makes the meat extraordinarily tender. The result certainly justifies the effort. The fingerroot, another spice from the ginger family, is very frequently confused with lesser galangale. This spice consists of finger-like tubers sprouting from a lumpy central part and is therefore easily recognizable; its taste, however, resembles lesser galanga. Its main use is for fish curries (see coconut) in Thailand. Nice pictures of both rhizomes are shown by Norman. Another plant from the ginger family is zedoary, also called white turmeric. Although aromatic, it is, however, less important as a spice because of its rather strongly bitter taste.
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Notes and images for Alpinia ovoideicarpa

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Notes and images for Alpinia oxymitra

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia oxymitra
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Notes and images for Alpinia oxyphylla

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia oxyphylla
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Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.

ALOHA TROPICALS - "Pink Sensation" An outstanding new alpinia collected in China 3' to 5' in height with wavy fuzzy leaves on the undersides. Gorgeous cream and pink colored shell flowers with pink and cream throat on tall spikes that are upright then curve downward creating a pendant spike. Hardy 35'F Exceptional and rare!
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Notes and images for Alpinia pahangensis

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Notes and images for Alpinia pennicellata

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Notes and images for Alpinia petiolata

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Notes and images for Alpinia pinetorum

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Notes and images for Alpinia pinnanensis

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Notes and images for Alpinia platychilus

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Notes and images for Alpinia polyantha

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Notes and images for Alpinia pricei

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia pricei
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Notes and images for Alpinia psilogyna

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia psilogyna
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Notes and images for Alpinia pterocalyx

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia pterocalyx
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UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT BOTANICAL GARDENS - collected Mt. Nettoti Kebar Valley, coll. 1968, Indonesia, New Guinea
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Notes and images for Alpinia pulcherrima

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia pulcherrima
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Notes and images for Alpinia pumila

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia pumila
COMMON NAME: silver lance
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FLOWERS: pink
HEIGHT: 12 inch
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 8
LIGHT PREFERENCE: shade
NOTES:
Le Jardin Ombragé - newly planted December 2000, kept in a pot in the greenhouse. This specimen was received from Atlanta Botanic Garden, which obtained it from Tom Wood. It looks very similar to Zingiber collinsii.

TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia pumila Hook. f.:

TOM WOOD - A creeping plant with dark green, leathery leaves held 5" above the ground. The leaves feature silver bands at an angle to the midrib. The foliage can stand freezing temperatures as low as 22 F (-5 C). The small, pink striped flowers appear in early spring. It should be grown in full shade and be well mulched. It is hardy in Zones 8-10.
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Notes and images for Alpinia purpurata

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia purpurata
COMMON NAME: red cone ginger
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FLOWERS: red
HEIGHT: 8-9 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 10
LIGHT PREFERENCE: full sun to part shade
NOTES:
Le Jardin Ombragé - newly planted rhizome summer 2000. Has not sprouted yet, rhizome may have rotted away. Kept potted and in greenhouse.
B & T WORLD SEEDS - listed in their catalog
IMAGE AT FAIRCHILD TROPICAL GARDEN WEBSITE of Alpinia purpurata
IMAGE AT FAIRCHILD TROPICAL GARDEN WEBSITE of Photo 2
Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, "The Domes", Milwaukee, WI
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Pittsburgh, PA

Canoe Plants of Ancient Hawai`i Hawaiian name is `awapuhi `ula`ula.

Listed as a naturalized species in Hawaii by the Biota of North America Program.

THE TROPICAL LOOK - from the South Pacific, large reaching height of 12 ft, leaves 3 ft long, 6 " wide, glossy and dark green.

STOKES TROPICALS - Called "red cone" ginger. Frequently used In cut flower industry. Same growth and hardiness characteristics as "pink cone".

ALOHA TROPICALS - This very popular ginger composed of layers of cerise bracts and is used in the cut flower industry around the world. It will bloom at 3' but can grow up to 9' or more. The beautiful red flower bract can last up to 3 weeks on the plant and will produce plantlets as the flower begins to fade.

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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, Florida, USA
Wertheim Plant Conservatory, Florida International Univ., Miami, Florida, USA
Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Notes and images for Alpinia purpurata 'Aileen Mcdonald'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia purpurata 'Aileen Mcdonald'
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Le Jardin Ombragé - newly planted December 2000. Received propagules from Atlanta Botanic Garden. As noted by Derek Burch, Alpinia purpurata sometimes produces plantlets (similar to Hedychium greenei) at the inflorescence.

LISTING AT: IMAGE AT FAIRCHILD TROPICAL GARDEN WEBSITE of Alpinia purpurata 'Aileen Mcdonald' (spelled Eileen McDonald at NYBG)
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New York Botanical Garden,
Fairchild Tropical Gardens, Coral Gables (Miami), Florida, USA
Wertheim Plant Conservatory, Florida International Univ., Miami, Florida, USA
Notes and images for Alpinia purpurata 'Anne Hironaka'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia purpurata 'Anne Hironaka'
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Notes and images for Alpinia purpurata 'Jungle King'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia purpurata 'Jungle King'
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FLOWERS: red/white
HEIGHT: 12 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 10
LIGHT PREFERENCE: full sun to part shade
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) Schumann:
LISTING AT:
IMAGE AT MOBOT

ALOHA TROPICALS - A hybrid of red ginger, this ginger is a larger version of the red purpurata, but the flower head is twice as large and has small white flowers emerging from its flower bract, can grow up to 12'. A real show stopper.

B & T WORLD SEEDS - listed in their catalog
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Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Fairchild Tropical Gardens, Coral Gables (Miami), Florida, USA
Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, "DOMES", Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Notes and images for Alpinia purpurata 'Jungle Queen'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia purpurata 'Jungle Queen'
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FLOWERS: light pink/white
HEIGHT: 12 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 10
LIGHT PREFERENCE: full sun to part shade
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ALOHA TROPICALS - Same as the Jungle King, but the only difference is its soft light pink flower bract with small white flowers emerging from within its bracts.

B & T WORLD SEEDS - listed in their catalog
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Notes and images for Alpinia purpurata 'Kazu'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia purpurata 'Kazu'
COMMON NAME: Kazu pink cone ginger
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FLOWERS: pink
HEIGHT: 8 -9 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 10
LIGHT PREFERENCE: full sun to part shade
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B & T WORLD SEEDS - listed in their catalog

TEXAS A & M IMAGE Images available from the Vascular Plant Image Gallery.

STOKES TROPICALS - frequently used in cut flower industry, blooms at 3-4 ft, can grow to 8 ft, grows well in full sun to med. Shade. Zone 10.
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Notes and images for Alpinia purpurata 'Kimi'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia purpurata 'Kimi'
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FLOWERS: lavender pink
HEIGHT: 4-8 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 10
LIGHT PREFERENCE: full sun to part shade
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Denver Botanic Garden (Picture taken there)
ALOHA TROPICALS - A very new variety in the cut flower industy, that has been the rave world wide. Beautiful tropical dark green foliage sets the background for this ginger with a lavender-pink short rounded flower bract. Height 4' to 8' sun to partial shade.

STOKES TROPICALS - Used as cut flower, top bracts on the cone of lighter shade of pink than lower ones. Zone 10
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Notes and images for Alpinia purpurata 'Pink'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia purpurata 'Pink'
COMMON NAME: pink cone ginger
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FLOWERS: pink
HEIGHT: 8-9 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 10
LIGHT PREFERENCE: full sun to part shade
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B & T WORLD SEEDS - listed in their catalog

STOKES TROPICALS - Called "pink cone" ginger. Frequently used in cut flower industry. Blooms at 3' - 4'; can grow to 8' - 9'. Grows well in full sun to medium shade. Not cold hardy in Zone 9; must be greenhoused.

ALOHA TROPICALS - Deep green tropical foliage on this plant with an upright lush light pink head similar to the red ginger. Will thrive in full or partial sun.
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Notes and images for Alpinia purpurata 'Polynesian princess'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia purpurata 'Polynesian princess'
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FLOWERS: pink
HEIGHT: 8-9 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 10
LIGHT PREFERENCE: full sun to part shade
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STOKES TROPICALS - New A. purpurata sport from South Pacific, hs lovely variegated pink bracts that are less compact than others. Part shad to full sun, zone 10
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Notes and images for Alpinia purpurata 'Red Dwarf'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia purpurata 'Red Dwarf'
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FLOWERS: red
HEIGHT: 3-4 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 10
LIGHT PREFERENCE: full sun to part shade
NOTES:
Le Jardin Ombragé - newly planted rhizome September 2000. Has not sprouted yet.
B & T WORLD SEEDS - listed in their catalog

ALOHA TROPICALS - A new introduction of the Alpinia that makes an excellent potted plant for patio or other small areas where other gingers may be too large. Flowers are simular to the standard variety of red purpurata. Its height is 3 to 3 1/2' ft. with compact lush foliage.
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Notes and images for Alpinia purpurata 'strawberries and cream'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia purpurata 'strawberries and cream'
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FLOWERS: pink
HEIGHT: 8-9 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 10
LIGHT PREFERENCE: full sun to part shade
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STOKES TROPICALS - Pink with white bracts and frosted pink edges. Part shade to full sun, zone 10 NOTE: there is another ginger listed by Tom Wood as Alpinia x 'strawberries and cream', not listed as A. purpurata.
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Notes and images for Alpinia purpurata 'Tahitian Double'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia purpurata 'Tahitian Double'
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HEIGHT: 4 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 10
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Le Jardin Ombragé - newly planted rhizome September 2000. Has not sprouted yet.

LISTING AT:
Fairchild Tropical Gardens, Miami, Florida (listed as Double Red)
Denver Botanic Garden (Picture taken there)
From Maradee Cryer (McCry@aol.com) - I asked Glenn Stokes about Alpinia purpurata "Tahitian" and its hardiness here. He said that it could be grown but is very tempermental. You would have to bring it inside if the temperatures drop to 50 degrees or below. The leaves begin to curl at 50ø. It would have to be inside under a plant light that is set to come on a certain number of hours a day and it would have to be misted twice a day to keep the humidity up. In height it only reaches 4 feet so it is not one of the taller purpuratas.

STOKES TROPICALS - the only double flowered A. purpurata known.
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Notes and images for Alpinia purpurata 'Tomi Pink'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia purpurata 'Tomi Pink'
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FLOWERS: soft pink
HEIGHT: 6-10 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 10
LIGHT PREFERENCE: full sun to part shade
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ALOHA TROPICALS - This brand new ginger has lovely soft pink flower bracts, but on the very tip it's white. Grows like all other purpurata gingers. Height 6' to 10' full to partial sun. Our personal favorite!

STOKES TROPICALS - Rich dark pink, 6-8 ft, flowers year round.
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Notes and images for Alpinia purpurata 'variegated'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia purpurata 'variegated'
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FLOWERS: red
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ALOHA TROPICALS - The foliage alone on this rare alpinia is beautiful just on it's own ,but it's flower bract is made up cerise red bracts to make make up a large cone inflorescence with tiny white flowers that peek out intermittently. Zone 10 or higher, should be greenhoused or protected in cold snaps. Variegated foliage of green and white! A rarity for the collector!
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Notes and images for Alpinia racemigera

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia racemigera
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Notes and images for Alpinia rafflesiana

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia rafflesiana
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia rafflesiana Wallich:

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Notes and images for Alpinia rafflesiana var. hirtior

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia rafflesiana var. hirtior
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Notes and images for Alpinia rafflesiana var. rafflesiana

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia rafflesiana var. rafflesiana
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Notes and images for Alpinia regia

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia regia
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Notes and images for Alpinia romburghiana

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia romburghiana
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia romburghiana Valeton:
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Notes and images for Alpinia rubromaculata

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia rubromaculata
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Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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Notes and images for Alpinia sanderae

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia sanderae
COMMON NAME: striped narrow leaf ginger
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Alpinia vittata is correct name
FLOWERS: pink
HEIGHT: 5 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 9B
LIGHT PREFERENCE: part sun
NOTES:
Le Jardin Ombragé - newly planted spring 2000, this plant has been slow to establish. (NOTE: correct botanical name is A. vittata.) I lifted this plant and moved it to the greenhouse for the winter.

TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia sanderae: this is a horticultural name, never recognized by the botanists. Its botanical name is Alpinia vittata W. Bull. "Alpinia sanderae" was described as a "new" species by Henry Sander in 1903. But it is now considered to be identical with Alpinia vittata. Henry Sander (1847-1920) abused this species. He had the gall to name one specimen after himself (Alpinia sanderae). Then, on the same page of the Garden Chronicle (in 1903) he named another specimen Alpinia tricolor. Reminds me of the tactics that some assistant professors employ in a futile attempt at obtaining tenure. But this may not have been the case 97 years ago. Then, 34 years later, Henry Ridley made a brave attempt at persuading us that they were both Guillainia vittata. But the name Guillainia, first used by Vieillard in 1866 for Guillainia purpurata, had long been abandoned. We know that species as the luxuriant Alpinia purpurata. To complete the story, Alpinia vittata was the original name for the plant, and that name is still the correct name. Fully endorsed by Rosemary Smith.

THE TROPICAL LOOK - Native to New Guinea, seldow blooms in cultivation, variegated leaves, root hardy to zone 9B

STOKES TROPICALS - Like Alp. formosana, the foliage is outstanding. Not as cold hardy as formosana; must be greenhoused in Zone 9 except in very warmest winters. Has pink inflorescence with pink flowers. Grows to 5' in medium sun.
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Wertheim Plant Conservatory, Florida International Univ., Miami, Florida, USA
Atlanta Botanical Garden,
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National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Belgium
Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, "DOMES", Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Notes and images for Alpinia scabra

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia scabra
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Notes and images for Alpinia seimundii

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia seimundii
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Notes and images for Alpinia sessiliflora

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia sessiliflora
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OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: A. macrocephala, A. pricei var. sessiliflora
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Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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Notes and images for Alpinia shimadai

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia shimadai
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OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Alpinia densispicata, A. mediomaculata, Languas densepicata, L. mediomaculata
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia shimadai Hayata:

Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden. Spelled as A. shimadae.
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Notes and images for Alpinia sichuanensis

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia sichuanensis
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UC Berkeley Botanical Garden - has a specimen identified as A. sichuaensis. Tag indicates it was collected in Zhejiang Province of China.

Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.
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Notes and images for Alpinia sp 'Pink Perfection'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia sp 'Pink Perfection'
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FLOWERS: pink
HEIGHT: 5-7 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 10
LIGHT PREFERENCE: part sun
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STOKES TROPICALS - A spectacular new ginger with pink shell like flowers that individually open like snapdragons. Growes 5-7 ft, flwoers freely in spring and summer on a slender elegant plant, zone 10
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Notes and images for Alpinia sp. 'Giant Shell Pink'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia sp. 'Giant Shell Pink'
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FLOWERS: pastel pink
HEIGHT: 6-8 ft
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ALOHA TROPICALS - Absolutely breath taking variety collected in Northern Thailand. Large pendant pastel pink shell like blooms on tall spikes 10"to15" adding to the attractiveness is it's pleated soft velvety leaves and gingerly scent. Height 6'to 8'

STOKES TROPICALS - an amazing ginger that has giant 12-18 inch erect flower spikes. Flowers appear to be dipped in pink, grows 6-8 ft and flowers spring and summer. From Northern Thailand, zone 10
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Notes and images for Alpinia sp. 'Giant Shell White'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia sp. 'Giant Shell White'
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ALOHA TROPICALS - A similar species of giant shell collected in N.Thailand is this stunning snow white shell spp. also with large soft velvety leaves and that famous gingerly scent. Truly a rarity among ginger collectors!
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Notes and images for Alpinia speciosa

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia speciosa
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UC Berkeley Botanical Garden - has a specimen identified as A. speciosa. Tag indicates it was collected in Okinawa Pref. Of Japan.
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Notes and images for Alpinia spp 'Solomon Islands'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia spp 'Solomon Islands'
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Notes and images for Alpinia spp.

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia spp.
COMMON NAME: Tahitian ginger
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FLOWERS: red
HEIGHT: 10-12 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 10
LIGHT PREFERENCE: part sun
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ALOHA TROPICALS - Considered to be one of the first Gingers to come to the Islands of Hawaii. From Tahiti, this large ginger grows to a height of 10' to12' tall, with large green leaves 3' long and 8" wide, the flower head is as large as a football, made up of a series of tight red bract clumps. Very rare and hard to find.
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Notes and images for Alpinia stachyodes

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia stachyodes
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OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: A. densibracteata
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FLORA OF CHINA - Alpinia stachyodes Hance, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 126. 1873. An examination of the types of Alpinia stachyodes and A. densibracteata reveals that a single species is involved

Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden. Describes var. stachyodes and var. yangchunensis.
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Notes and images for Alpinia strobiliformis

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia strobiliformis
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Notes and images for Alpinia subfusicarpa

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia subfusicarpa
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Notes and images for Alpinia suishaensis

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia suishaensis
COMMON NAME:
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Alpinia chinensis
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia suishaensis: see Alpinia chinensis
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Notes and images for Alpinia tamacuensis

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia tamacuensis
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Notes and images for Alpinia tonkinensis

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia tonkinensis
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FLOWERS: red/white
HEIGHT: 6-8 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 9
LIGHT PREFERENCE: full sun to part shade
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia tonkinensis Gagnepain:

Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden.

STOKES TROPICALS - large plant 6 to 8 ft tall, leaves linear, narrowed at base, long 6 inch panicle to 10 inch. 3-5 flowers per bract almost sessile. Staminodes threadlike and curled at tip, flower lip oval almost circular with red veins. An outstanding large Alpinia, prob zone 9.

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Notes and images for Alpinia tonrokuensis

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia tonrokuensis
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Notes and images for Alpinia trichocalyx

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia trichocalyx
COMMON NAME:
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Pleuranthodium trichocalyx
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia trichocalyx Valeton:
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Notes and images for Alpinia unilateralis

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia unilateralis
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Notes and images for Alpinia uraiensis

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia uraiensis
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Notes and images for Alpinia valetoniana

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia valetoniana
COMMON NAME:
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Alpinia macrocarpa
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Notes and images for Alpinia velveta

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia velveta
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OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Kolowratia velutna
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Notes and images for Alpinia vetelinum

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia vetelinum
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia vetelinum: I have no record of this one [is it Alpinia vitellina Ridley, which is now Cenolophon vitellinum (Lindley) Horan.?]

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Notes and images for Alpinia vittata

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia vittata
COMMON NAME: striped narrow-leaf ginger
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Alpinia sanderae is used in horticultural trade for this plant.
FLOWERS: pink
HEIGHT: 4-5 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 10
LIGHT PREFERENCE: part shade
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TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia vittata W. Bull: Henry Sander (1847-1920) abused this species. He had the gall to name one specimen after himself (Alpinia sanderae). Then, on the same page of the Garden Chronicle (in 1903) he named another specimen Alpinia tricolor. Reminds me of the tactics that some assistant professors employ in a futile attempt at obtaining tenure. But this may not have been the case 97 years ago. Then, 34 years later, Henry Ridley made a brave attempt at persuading us that they were both Guillainia vittata. But the name Guillainia, first used by Vieillard in 1866 for Guillainia purpurata, had long been abandoned. We know that species as the luxuriant Alpinia purpurata. To complete the story, Alpinia vittata was the original name for the plant, and that name is still the correct name. Fully endorsed by Rosemary Smith.

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STOKES TROPICALS - white inflorescence with pink flowers, 5 ft, med sun, outstanding foliage.
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Notes and images for Alpinia vittata 'Oceanica'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia vittata 'Oceanica'
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Notes and images for Alpinia vittelina var. cannaefolia

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia vittelina var. cannaefolia
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GINGERS OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA & SINGAPORE, Dr. Kai Larsen, et al - on checklist
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BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia vittelina var. vittelina
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Notes and images for Alpinia vulcanica

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia vulcanica
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Notes and images for Alpinia x 'Strawberries and Cream'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia x 'Strawberries and Cream'
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FLOWERS: strawberry
HEIGHT: 3 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 8
LIGHT PREFERENCE: part sun to part shade
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TOM WOOD - A new three foot tall plant with dark green leaves and a spike that has strawberry colored bracts and shell like cream yellow flowers with delicate pink lined markings. It is fairly sun tolerant and hardy in Zones 8-10 although it may not flower well in colder locations.
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Notes and images for Alpinia zerumbet

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia zerumbet
COMMON NAME: shell ginger
OTHER NAMES & SYNONYMS: Catimbium speciosum, Languas speciosa, A. speciosa
FLOWERS: white
HEIGHT: 6-10 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 7b
LIGHT PREFERENCE: part shade to full sun
NOTES:
Le Jardin Ombragé - newly planted summer 2000. Kept in pot in greenhouse over winter.
TAXONOMY NOTES BY BRIAN MIDDLEDITCH - Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L. Burtt & R.M. Sm.: [frequently misidentified because of a glitch in the taxonomic literature that was corrected by Burtt & Smith]

Described in Flora of China, Vol. 24 (Flagellariaceae-Marantaceae). Science Press & Missouri Botanical Garden. Lists many synonyms - Costus zerumbet, Alpinia fluviatilis, A. schumanniana, A. speciosa, Languas schumanniana, L. speciosa, and Zerumbet speciosum.
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IMAGE AT FAIRCHILD TROPICAL GARDEN WEBSITE of Alpinia zerumbet

Listed as a naturlized species in Hawaii and Florida by the Biota of North America Program.

PADETEC, a Brazilian research park, affiliated with University Federal of Cear , has determined that there are kavatoids in A. zerumbet and sells an herbal medicinal made up of the ground up leaves, which they claim is an anti-hypertension and anti-stress medication.

THE TROPICAL LOOK - from China, to 12 ft high

http://www.barbadine.com/pages/alpinia_zerumbet_lien.htm - Another rhizomatous plant originating in north-eastern India, Burma and Indo-china. Its leafy arching canes reach three meters high, with narrowly ovale sessile leaves up to 50-60 cm long (one to two feet) and 10-15 cm wide, a shiny deep green. The dense end-shoot racemes are up to 30 cm long (one foot) and made of many porcelain textured flowers. Those flowers are shiny white, the corolla tipped with yellow, with a red flushed throat. A quite similar plant but with variegated and somewha broader leaves is the A. zerumbet 'Variegata'. Quite easy to grow from rhizome, it will happilly grow in full sun, even on rather poor soil but with enough water supply as it is water-demanding. It may also grow in semi-shaded places but will be more shy flowering then, its foliage remaining always a nice decorative item, as well in the garden as in a green-house, in the open or in an earthenware jar, big enough so that the plant may develop its rather powerful rhizomes.

GARDEN COMPANION - A large and attractive perennial grown for its glossy, rich green foliage and fragrant flower clusters. Grows quickly and will eventually reach a height of 10 feet or more. Once established this plant will tolerate some drought as long as it has good light and a moderately rich soil. Flower clusters appear intermittently during the year, but especially during the spring. Blooms are large clusters of waxy, white flowers which open to reveal a vivid orange interior. They are fragrant and long-lasting. Foliage is available in either a deep green or variegated form.

SOUTHERN PERENNIALS - This ginger could be grown for foliage value alone, as the leaves are large, glossy, dark green, and leathery. Flowers, which appear on the second year's growth, are big, drooping terminal clusters of pink, yellow, and white. Ultimate height is 10', but usually shorter in Zone 8. Will not flower here unless container grown and protected in winter. Happy in full sun or full shade. East Asia. Hardy to 0øF. Zones 7-11.

TEXAS A & M IMAGE ) Image available from the Vascular Plant Image Gallery. Synonymy: Alpinia speciosa (Wendl.) K. Schum., Catimbium speciosum (Wendl.) Holttum, Languas speciosa (Wendl.) Merr.

STOKES TROPICALS - Called "shell" ginger. Makes a good solid green foliage plant. Blooms in southern areas with mild winters. Large pendant inflorescence with white and pink flowers. Can be grown in full sun but will thrive in some shade. Can grow to 10' -12'.

ALOHA TROPICALS - Broad dark green leaves that are long lasting and used in arrangements. This ginger puts out gracefully arching sprays of delicate flowers resembling white sea shells, tipped pink with a red and yellow lip. Will tolerate some frost. A very open lush plant (give it plenty of room to grow). Makes an excellent landscape subject.
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Notes and images for Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata'
COMMON NAME: variegated shell ginger
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FLOWERS: white
HEIGHT: 6-7 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 7b
LIGHT PREFERENCE: part shade to full sun
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Le Jardin Ombragé - Has never bloomed for me, although I protected it two years in a row in winter. Height has reached 6 ft in about 4 hours direct sun. This plant grew vigorously over the summer 2000. Foliage did not freeze back until temperatures dropped to the twenties. I have kept it outside over winter this year.

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IMAGE AT FAIRCHILD TROPICAL GARDEN WEBSITE of Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata '

STOKES TROPICALS - Called "variegated shell" ginger. Makes a beautiful foliage plant with outstanding yellow variegation. Following warm winters produces large pendant inflorescence with white and pink flowers like the regular shell ginger. Can grow to 6' - 7' and tolerates winter temperatures into the 20's. Grows best in some shade but can tolerate full sun.

ALOHA TROPICALS - The blooms of this ginger are the same as its green cousin, the only difference is the beautiful yellow marbled variegation in the leaves. Height to 6'

http://www.barbadine.com/pages/alpinia_zerumbet_'sp.'_lie.htm - This is the variegated form of Alpinia zerumbet, with a more compact habit, the leaves being shorter and broader than in the species, somewhat more like an Hedychium. The plant will reach some five to seven feet high (1,5 to 2 m). The flowers are identical to the ones of the non variegated, althought somewhat smaller. The growth requirements are the same. The main interest is obviously the foliage, highly effective all year round.

PLANTATION GARDENS - Grows to about 6 feet tall. The foliage is boldly variegated. A real showpiece. Blooms on last years growth. Will not stand frost. Makes an excellent pot plant for the shaded deck. PICTURE OF FOLIAGE
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Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, Houston, Texas, USA
Notes and images for Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata Chinese Beauty'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata Chinese Beauty'
COMMON NAME: Yu Hwa ginger
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FLOWERS: white/pink with red/yellow
HEIGHT: 7-8 ft
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 7b
LIGHT PREFERENCE: part shade to full sun
NOTES:
Le Jardin Ombragé - Newly acquired, October 2000, kept in greenhouse over winter.

STOKES TROPICALS - Also called "Yu Hwa", this is a dramatic looking cultivar from China with a marbled variegation. Leaves are shiny dark green with light green markings. Has a similar growth habit to the reg shell ginger growing 7-8 ft high. Has beautiful pendant inflorescence with white and pink flowers. Med to full sun, zone 7b.

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Notes and images for Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata Dwarf'

BOTANICAL NAME: Alpinia zerumbet 'Variegata Dwarf'
COMMON NAME: dwarf variegated shell ginger
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FLOWERS: White
HEIGHT: 12 inches
MIN. USDA HARDINESS ZONE: 8
LIGHT PREFERENCE: part shade to full sun
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ALOHA TROPICALS - Simular to it's larger parent; t's height is only 10 to 12". Leaves are beautifully varigated striped yellow and green. Makes a great house plant and can be planted closely outdoors as a ground cover. Sun to partial sun.

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