Alpinia vitellina (Lindl.) Ridl.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Alpinia

Characteristics

A ginger family herb. It grows 1.5 m tall. The false stem is fragrant. The leaves are sword shaped to oblong and 30 cm long by 15 cm wide. They taper to the tip. The leaves are hairy underneath. The flowering shoot is erect and up to 35 cm long. They have green bracts. The flowers are tube shaped and yellow with orange veins. They are 5 cm across. The fruit is an oblong capsule that is hairy. It has 2-3 seeds.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.4
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in dense secondary forests up to 1,500 m above sea level.
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A rather rare plant, growing in dense secondary forest.
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Usage

Uses medicinal
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds or division of the rhizome.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Conservation status

Alpinia vitellina threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000338837
COL ID C6ZK
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Synonyms

Languas vitellina Alpinia vitellina Alpinia wrayi Amomum vitellinum Cardamomum vitellinum Cenolophon vitellinum

Lower taxons

Alpinia vitellina var. cannifolia Alpinia vitellina var. vitellina