Alpinia stachyodes Hance

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Alpinia

Characteristics

Pseudostems 1--1.5 m. Leaf sheath tomentose; ligule orbicular, 2-cleft, ca. 1 cm, tomentose, margin ciliate; petiole 0.5--2 cm, tomentose; leaf blade oblong-lanceolate, 20--40 × 4--7 cm, leathery, glabrous except tomentose at margin and apex, or abaxially tomentose especially on median veins, base attenuate, apex acuminate, with caudate tip ca. 2.5 cm. Spikes erect, subsessile, cylindric, 10--16 cm; involucral bract linear, 8--9 cm × 8--10 mm; bracts ovate or lanceolate, 1.5--2.5 cm, densely imbricate, tomentose, 3-flowered, persistent; bracteoles lanceolate, 5--10 mm, tomentose, persistent. Flowers fragrant, tomentose. Calyx tubular, 1--1.5 cm, apex 3-toothed. Corolla tube ca. 1.2 cm; lobes oblong, ca. 6 mm, concave. Lateral staminodes linear, ca. 2 mm. Labellum striped at center, rhomboidal-ovate, obscurely 3-lobed, ca. 7 × 3 mm, margin undulate, apex 2-cleft. Filament ca. 5 mm; anther ca. 4 mm. Ovary densely hirsute. Capsule globose, ca. 1 cm in diam., apex with persistent calyx. Fl. and fr. Jun--Aug. 2 n = 48*.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Alpinia stachyodes world distribution map, present in China

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WFO ID wfo-0000338792
COL ID C6YB
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Synonyms

Alpinia densibracteata Alpinia stachyodes

Lower taxons

Alpinia stachyodes var. yangchunensis