Alpinia nigra

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Read about Alpinia nigra in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Alpinia allughas, Roscoe. Strong, 3½-7 ft.: lvs. sessile or nearly so, lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, short-acuminate, 1½ ft. or less long, 3-4 in. broad: fls. small, crowded, greenish white, the lip cunéate, pink, emarginate. India. Spring. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.