Alpinia arctiflora

Common name: Pleated Ginger

Family: Zingiberaceae

Synonym(s):

Country of Origin: NE. Queensland

Description: Clumps of erect, thick stems to about 3m, rising from an underground rhizome.³

Uses:

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USDA Zone:

Source: Kress Collection, SI#1996285

Provenance:

Collector# : Received as: rhizome

Restrictions:

Culture:

Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: commelinids
• Order: Zingiberales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Zingiberaceae
• SubFamily: Alpinioideae
• Tribe: Alpinieae
• SubTribe:

References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Saturday, 04 May, 2019.
2. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Saturday, 04 May, 2019.
3. Native Plants Queensland. Last accessed on Friday, 14 June, 2019.

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