Alpinia chinensis (Retz.) Roscoe

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Alpinia

Characteristics

A ginger family herb or shrub. The rhizomes are yellow and have an aroma. It grows 1 m tall. The leaves are sword shaped and pointed at the tip. They taper towards the base. The leaf blade is 20-30 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The leaf stalk is short. The flower panicle is thin and at the top. The fruit is a round berry 0.8 cm across. The are 4 triangle shaped seeds inside.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system rhizome
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows along the edges of rivers and streams.
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The rhizome is used as a spice.
Uses medicinal spice
Edible rhizomes
Therapeutic use Circulation (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Alpinia chinensis world distribution map, present in Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000338407
COL ID C6MM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Languas chinensis Monocystis abnormis Alpinia chinensis