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Alpinia formosana

K.Schum. (1899)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

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Historical Distribution

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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: Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 27: 283 (1899)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Alpinia formosana Koloa District, Lawai Valley, Allerton Estate at Lawai Kai Cultivated; in cut flower garden. Preserved_Specimen Clumping herb w/stems to 7'; infl. terminal on leafy shoot, leaves +/- whorled, glossy dark green above w/regular thin whitish-green striping, below duller and paler w/same striping pattern; flws lower tepals white (behind labellum), upper tepals white w/red margin in lower 1/3; labellum pale yellow-white w/red central area surrounding a pale yellow apical area. Flynn, T.W. 5981 Kauai BISH 1996-04-12
2 Alpinia formosana Honolulu; Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Fruit jevenile, green, ridged longitudinally. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1959-05-25
3 Alpinia formosana Honolulu; Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Mother plant like seedling though flowers in this specimen fewer, slightly smaller?, same coloring. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1959-05-20
4 Alpinia formosana Honolulu: Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Seedling like mother plant though flowers in this specimen more, slightly larger?, same coloring. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1959-05-20
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