Alpinia mutica Roxb.

Small shell ginger (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Alpinia

Characteristics

A ginger family herb. It grows up to 2 m tall. The flowers are in sprays and are white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It is best in rich, well-drained soil.
More
Swampy localities.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The shoots are boiled and eaten as a vegetable.
Uses medicinal
Edible shoots
Therapeutic use Stomachic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Alpinia mutica world distribution map, present in Fiji, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, United States of America, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Alpinia mutica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000338632
COL ID 5TYDB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Alpinia korthalsii Alpinia mutica Catimbium muticum Alpinia laxiflora Languas korthalsii Languas laxiflora Languas mutica Renealmia mutica