Alpinia oceanica Burkill

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Alpinia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Cultivated and wild in disturbed moist forests, old gardens, underr brush, thickets and along sea shores; at elevations up to 500 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses animal food material medicinal social use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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 -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Alpinia oceanica world distribution map, present in Solomon Islands

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000338652
COL ID 65YCJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 631423
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Synonyms

Alpinia engleriana Alpinia nutans Alpinia oceanica Alpinia rechingeri Guillainia rechingeri