Alpinia malaccensis

Common name: Rathkihiriya

Family: Zingiberaceae

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Country of Origin: Assam to China (Yunnan)

Description:

Uses:

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USDA Zone:

Source: Kress Collection, SI#2002074

Provenance:

Kress# 02-7078
Kress, W. J., Thet Htun, Bordelon, M., Khin Maung Hla
Myanmar: Kachin State: Myitkyina Township
50 km N of Myitkyina towards Putao above the confluence of the two rivers.
25.7692, 97.4953, 25 Feb 2002

herb; Shoots to 1 m, leaves and stem densely pubescent.  Sterile.

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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. Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) used with the permission of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 10th and Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20560-0193. Last accessed on Tuesday, 16 July, 2019.
4. Useful Tropical Plants. Last accessed on Monday, 27 January, 2020.

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