Alpinia caerulea

Alpinia caerulea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Zingiberaceae
Subfamilia: Alpinioideae
Tribus: Alpinieae
Genus: Alpinia
Species: Alpinia caerulea

Name

Alpinia caerulea (R.Br.) Benth. Fl. Austral. 6: 265 (1873)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hellenia caerulea R.Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 308 (1810)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Queensland New South Wales References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G. & Mueller, F.J.H. v. 1873. Flora Australiensis: a description of the plants of the Australian territory. Volume 6. Thymeleae to Dioscorideae. 475 pp., London, L. Reeve & co. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) Alpinia caerulea Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian National Botanic Gardens & Australian National Herbarium. Accessed: 10 May 2023.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Alpinia caerulea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 10 May 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Alpinia caerulea. Published online. Accessed: 10 May 2023.
• World Flora Online (WFO) (2023) Alpinia caerulea. Published on the Internet. Accessed: 10 May 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. Alpinia caerulea. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Accessed: 10 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Native ginger

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