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Alpinia calcarata

(Andrews) Roscoe (1807)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Zingiberales Family: Zingiberaceae Genus: Alpinia

miniature ginger

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 347 (1807)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Alpinia calcarata Manoa; Lyon Arboretum, near start of Manoa Falls Trail Abundant in open meadow. Preserved_Specimen Herb ca. 8 ft. tall. Flowers white and scarlet. Crosby, M.R. 1391 Oahu BISH 1964-06-15
2 Alpinia calcarata Kalihi; Honolulu: 1313 Kamehameha IV Rd In full sun. Preserved_Specimen 1.5 m. tall plants. Sepals white. Labellum white grading to yellow laterally, striped with red. 37 mm. from distal end of ovary to tip of labellum. Flower not fragrant (at noon). Lau, J. 1079 Oahu BISH 1985-06-12
3 Alpinia calcarata Kalihi; 1313 Kamehameha IV Rd In full sun. Preserved_Specimen 1.5 m. tall plants. Sepals white. Labellum white grading to yellow laterally, striped with red. 37 mm. from distal end of ovary to tip of labellum. Flower not fragrant (at noon). Lau, J. 1079 Oahu BISH 1985-06-12
4 Alpinia calcarata Kaneohe; 41-316 Haiku Rd., formerly Wilhelmina Tenney's place Preserved_Specimen Plant about 3-4 ft. high; fruits red. Ing, G. 5 Oahu BISH 1961-03-19
5 Alpinia calcarata Koloa Dist.; Kalaheo, Kukuiolono Park Preserved_Specimen Clumping herb w/stems to 8 ft.; sheath glossy pale green; lvs dark glossy green above w/dull sunken grey-green midrib, below glossynpale green, lvs aromatic when bruised; inflo. terminal, erect; calyx very pale whitish-green, 3 outer tepals white, lateral staminoides dark wine; labellum yellow-green along basal margins w/dark wine veination & pinkish-white coloring between; flowers not fragrant. Flynn, T.W. 5793 Kauai BISH 1995-04-26
6 Alpinia calcarata Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Plant to ca. 5 ft.; calyx & corolla white; labellum streaked with deep red radiating from the center line of the labellum. Kirchoff, B.K. 91283 Oahu BISH 1991-06-12
7 Alpinia calcarata Honolulu; Lyon Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Stems slender, 1-1.5 m. high; 1 cm. diam. at base. Leaf blades narrowly lanceolate, obsoletely serrate, 40-45 cm. long. Corolla 2.5 cm. long, white. Labellum 3 cm. long, 2.5 cm. wide, yellow, with reddish-purple veins and mottling. Nagata, K.M. 2831 Oahu BISH 1984-02-27
8 Alpinia calcarata Hawaii Kai; Pepeekeo Place, home of Joyce Watson Preserved_Specimen Ginger with fragrant foliage, ca. 4-5 ft. tall; rhizome very slender; inflorescence +/- erect, terminal, flowers whitish, lip yellow heavily veined/spotted in maroon. Staples, G.W. 931 Oahu BISH 1994-04-14
9 Alpinia calcarata Koloa, Lawai valley, N end, NTBG, Waterfall Area Preserved_Specimen perennial rhizomatous herb, aromatic; pseudostems 1-1.5 m; leaves distichous, green; inflorescence tracts and tepals white, tinged pink basally; labellum yellow, dark purple streaks Lorence, D.H. 8397 Kauai BISH 1999-03-12
10 Alpinia calcarata Kalihi; Bishop Estate Nursery Preserved_Specimen Scarlet berries. Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1930-12-01
11 Alpinia calcarata Kapalama Hts.; Kamehameha Girls' School Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1932-06-02
12 Alpinia calcarata Honolulu; Kamehameha Girls' School Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1957-09-25
13 Alpinia calcarata Honolulu; Foster Botanic Garden Plants amassed in a shady bed. Preserved_Specimen 1 m. tall. Perianth parts white with a little light pink, except the lip which is creamy yellow with blood red venation. Lau, J. 2469 Oahu BISH 1986-05-23
14 Alpinia calcarata Honolulu; 2365 Oahu Ave Preserved_Specimen Plant 1.5 m. tall; fruits and sepals white, lip [unreadable] lined or tinged with [unreadable] St.John, H. 20229 Oahu BISH 1941-05-02
15 Alpinia calcarata Manoa; Honolulu: Manoa Valley; 3523 Manoa Rd Preserved_Specimen 4 ft. tall; short erect inflorescence. Nagata, K.M. 1291 Oahu BISH 1976-04-14
16 Alpinia calcarata Hawaii Kai; Pepeekeo Place, home of Joyce Watson Preserved_Specimen Ginger with fragrant foliage, ca. 4-5 ft. tall; rhizome very slender; inflorescence +/- erect, terminal, flowers whitish, lip yellow heavily veined/spotted in maroon. Staples, G.W. 931 Oahu BISH 1994-04-14
17 Alpinia calcarata Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Plant to approximately 4 ft.; sepals and petals white; labellum predominantly red, streaked with yellow-green; staminodes profusely dotted with red. Filament and style pink for approximately half their length. Kirchoff, B.K. 113 Oahu BISH 1988-05-29
18 Alpinia calcarata Kalihi; Bishop Estate Nursery Preserved_Specimen Flowers white outside, inside wide lip white striped with brownish-purple. Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1930-12-01
19 Alpinia calcarata Kalihi; Bishop Estate Nursery Preserved_Specimen Flowers white outside, orange closely marked with red inside, like small shell ginger. Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1930-12-01
20 Alpinia calcarata Kawananakoa Experimental School Preserved_Specimen Herb 1 m tall, corolla & outer staminodia white, ovary celled, parictal placentae. Lip orange-yellow lined with red, mottled with red in lower 2/3. Oliveira, J.M. Oahu BISH 1934-01-29
21 Alpinia calcarata Honolulu; Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Plant 5+ ft. high; leaves to 16 x 2.25 in., alternate in one plane; inflorescence 5+ in. long panicle; corolla tube 0.5 in. long, labellum 1.5 x 7/8 in., dull red veined, surrounded by 3 white lobes. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1961-10-30
22 Alpinia calcarata Honolulu, 3700 Round Top Dr. wet forest, roadside; with Philodendron erubescens, Schinus terebinthifolius Preserved_Specimen to 2 m; leaves to 50 cm; petals white; inflorescence erect; lip yellow orange with red lines Ray, G. 60 Oahu BISH 1998-01-03
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