Alpinia vittata W. Bull GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Alpinia

Family:

Zingiberaceae

Subfamily:

Alpinioideae

Tribe:

Alpinieae

Nomen number:

409522

Place of publication:

Cat. new beaut. rare pl. 83:4. 1873

Verified:

10/22/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Alpinia sanderae hort. Sander ex Mast.

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Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Newman, M. et al. 2004. Checklist of the Zingiberaceae of Malesia. Blumea Suppl. 16:34.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Smith, R. M. 1975. A preliminary review of large bracteate species of Alpinia. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 34:170.
Smith, R. M. 1990. Alpinia (Zingiberaceae): a proposed new infrageneric classification. Edinburgh J. Bot. 47:61.

Common names

English
variegate-ginger –
Swedish
brokbladig galangarot –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
2	Cultivated					only cult.
6	Other					probable origin e. Malesia or w. Melanesia

Cultivated (only cult.)
Other (probable origin e. Malesia or w. Melanesia)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental	ornamental		Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.