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Alpinia caerulea

(R.Br.) Benth. (1873)

This name is accepted

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

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Austral. 6: 265 (1873)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Alpinia caerulea (R.Br.) Benth. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden accession # 75-0161002. From Cairns City Council. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Tim Flynn 2189 Kauai PTBG 5/14/1987
2 Alpinia caerulea (R.Br.) Benth. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Flynn, T. W. 2189 Maui US 5/14/1987
3 Alpinia caerulea (R.Br.) Benth. Lawai Valley. National Tropical Botanical Garden. McBryde Garden, Maidenhair Falls, S side of little stream. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 10286 Kauai PTBG 1/26/2012
4 Alpinia caerulea (R.Br.) Benth. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN t. w. flynn 2189 Maui US 5/14/1987
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