Accession Data:
Alpinia nigra (Gaertn.) Burtt
- Common Name:
- Family: Zingiberaceae Lindley
- Country of Origin: Indian Subcontinent to China (S. Yunnan)
- Habitat: Secondary growth in cultivated areas along creek.
Accession Data:
- Accession # 201900120
- Source: Kress Collection, SI#2002078
- Provenance:
Kress# 02-7083 Kress, W. J., Thet Htun, Bordelon, M., Sein Tun Myanmar: Kachin State: Moe Hnyin Township NE corner of Indawgyi Lake, 2 miles east of Lake. 25.1808, 96.4058, 27 Feb 2002 herb; Common, spreading herb with shoots 2-3.5 m tall, leaves green. Fruits black, arils while, seeds brown.
- Accession Date: 07-10-2019
- Bench: 3314 - NEOB: Blue Tanks South
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 03-15-2024
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: commelinids
- Order: Zingiberales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Zingiberaceae
- SubFamily: Alpinioideae
- Tribe: Alpinieae
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / Assam / Bangladesh / East Himalaya / India / Nepal / Sri Lanka / Andaman Is. / Myanmar / Nicobar Is. / Thailand /
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Saturday, 04 May, 2019.
- WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Saturday, 04 May, 2019.
- 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.
data regenerated on Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:15:15 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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