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|familia=Zingiberaceae
|genus=Alpinia
|genus=Alpinia
|features=flowers
|flowers=red
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|image_caption=Red Ginger (''Alpinia purpurata'')
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''' ''Alpinia'' ''' is a rather large [[genus]] of [[plant]]s, with more than 230 species from the Ginger family ([[Zingiberaceae]]).
[[DNA]] sequence-based methods (See : References) have shown that this genus is [[polyphyletic]]. It is represented by six [[clade]]s distributed across the tribe [[Alpinieae]], that do not correspond to Smith's (1990) classification of the genus (See : References). Further research is needed to specify the taxa in this genus.
They occur in tropical and subtropical climates of [[Asia]] and the [[Pacific]], and are in great demand as ornamentals because of their flashy [[flower]]s.
These plants grow from large [[rhizome]]s. The stem consists of closely folded blades, such as in [[banana]] trees. The flowers grow on long [[raceme]]s.
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Alpinia (Prosper Alpinus, an Italian botanist). Zingiberaceae. Stove herbs, cultivated both for leaves and the racemes or panicles of flowers.
Alpinia (Prosper Alpinus, an Italian botanist). Zingiberaceae. Stove herbs, cultivated both for leaves and the racemes or panicles of flowers.
Many kinds of these interesting ornamental plants are likely to find their way into choice collections. Some of them are as follows: A. gigantea. Blume, reported in S. Calif., very tall, even to more than 20 ft., with very large nodding panicle.—A. japónica, once catalogued in U. S., but not known whether it was the ?. japónica of Thunberg.—A. longepetioldta. coming from W. Trop. Afr., of robust habit, 6 ft.: lvs. elliptic, the uppermost linear, wing-petioled: fls. white or rose in terminal panicle, purple-spotted.—A. magnífica, Roscoe -Phaeomeria magnifica.—A. Nieuwenhùizii. Valet. (A. borneensis, Valet.), distinct species, 4-6 ft.: lvs. 2 ft. or less long: fls. purple-lipped, in panicle« 12 in. long: fr. large. Borneo.—A. officinarum, Hance. Supplying the "radix Galangae minoris" of pharmacists, once used as an aromatic stimulant by Arabs and Greeks: rhizome thick, creeping, the et. tuberous at base: lvs. narrowly lanceolate, long-acuminate: fls. white in simple spike, the lip red- nerved. China. B.M. 6995.—A. pumila, Hook. f. Lvs. from root- stock, 6 in. or less, on petioles 2-4 in.: fls. in short spike, 1 in. long, pink, the lip recurved, on a very short scape. China. B.M. 6832. -1. Schumanniàna, Valet. (A. fimbriata, Gagn.). 3-5 ft.: lvs. lanceolate, 18 in. long, 1½ in. broad: fls. purple in spikes, handsome. Formosa.—A. zingiberina. Hook. f. 4-5 it.: lvs. oblanceolate, oblong, cuspidate, 12 in. or less long, 3 in. broad: fls. greenish, the lip white veined crimson, in panicles. Siam. B.M. 6944.
Many kinds of these interesting ornamental plants are likely to find their way into choice collections. Some of them are as follows: A. gigantea. Blume, reported in S. Calif., very tall, even to more than 20 ft., with very large nodding panicle.—A. japónica, once catalogued in U. S., but not known whether it was the ?. japónica of Thunberg.—A. longepetioldta. coming from W. Trop. Afr., of robust habit, 6 ft.: lvs. elliptic, the uppermost linear, wing-petioled: fls. white or rose in terminal panicle, purple-spotted.—A. magnífica, Roscoe -Phaeomeria magnifica.—A. Nieuwenhùizii. Valet. (A. borneensis, Valet.), distinct species, 4-6 ft.: lvs. 2 ft. or less long: fls. purple-lipped, in panicle« 12 in. long: fr. large. Borneo.—A. officinarum, Hance. Supplying the "radix Galangae minoris" of pharmacists, once used as an aromatic stimulant by Arabs and Greeks: rhizome thick, creeping, the et. tuberous at base: lvs. narrowly lanceolate, long-acuminate: fls. white in simple spike, the lip red- nerved. China. B.M. 6995.—A. pumila, Hook. f. Lvs. from root- stock, 6 in. or less, on petioles 2-4 in.: fls. in short spike, 1 in. long, pink, the lip recurved, on a very short scape. China. B.M. 6832. -1. Schumanniàna, Valet. (A. fimbriata, Gagn.). 3-5 ft.: lvs. lanceolate, 18 in. long, 1½ in. broad: fls. purple in spikes, handsome. Formosa.—A. zingiberina. Hook. f. 4-5 it.: lvs. oblanceolate, oblong, cuspidate, 12 in. or less long, 3 in. broad: fls. greenish, the lip white veined crimson, in panicles. Siam. B.M. 6944.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
== Species ==
== Species ==
'''Common species:'''
'''Common species:'''
* ''[[Alpinia abundiflora]]''
* ''[[Alpinia abundiflora]]''
* ''[[Alpinia melanocarpa]]'' - Black-fruited Alpinia
* ''[[Alpinia melanocarpa]]'' - Black-fruited Alpinia
* ''[[Alpinia mutica]]'' - Small Shell Ginger, Orchid Ginger, Narrow-leaved Alpinia
* ''[[Alpinia mutica]]'' - Small Shell Ginger, Orchid Ginger, Narrow-leaved Alpinia
* ''[[Alpinia nutans]]'' - Dwarf Cardamon, Ginger Lily, Shell Ginger
* ''[[Alpinia nutans]]'' - Dwarf Cardamom, Ginger Lily, Shell Ginger
* ''[[Alpinia officinarum]]'' - Lesser Galangal, Chinese Ginger
* ''[[Alpinia officinarum]]'' - Lesser Galangal, Chinese Ginger
* ''[[Alpinia petiolata]]'' - Stalked-leaved Alpinia
* ''[[Alpinia petiolata]]'' - Stalked-leaved Alpinia
*''Alpinia coeruleo-viridis''
*''Alpinia coeruleo-viridis''
*''Alpinia colossea''
*''Alpinia colossea''
*''Alpi
*''Alpinia comosa''
*''Alpinia condensata''
*''Alpinia condensata''
*''Alpinia conferta''
*''Alpinia conferta''
*''Alpinia pricei''
*''Alpinia pricei''
*''Alpinia psilogyna''
*''Alpinia psilogyna''
*''Alpinia pt
*''Alpinia pterocalyx''
*''Alpinia ptychanthera''
*''Alpinia ptychanthera''
*''Alpinia pulcherrima''
*''Alpinia pulcherrima''
*''Alpinia samoensis''
*''Alpinia samoensis''
*''Alpinia sanderae''
*''Alpinia sanderae''
*''lpinia sandsii''
*''Alpinia sandsii''
*''Alpinia sasakii''
*''Alpinia sasakii''
*''Alpinia satsumensis''
*''Alpinia satsumensis''
*''Alpinia wrayi''
*''Alpinia wrayi''
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==Gallery==
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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Image:Alpinia zerumbet pods.jpg|Shell Ginger (fruit dehiscing)
Image:Alpinia zerumbet pods.jpg|Shell Ginger (fruit dehiscing)
Image:Starr 020617 0011 alpinia zerumbet.jpg|Shell Ginger (flowers)
Image:Starr 020617 0011 alpinia zerumbet.jpg|Shell Ginger (flowers)
Image:Alpinia zerumbet habit.jpg|Shell Ginger (''Alpinia zerumbet'')
Image:Alpinia zerumbet habit.jpg|Shell Ginger (''Alpinia zerumbet'')
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==References==
<references/>
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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