Alpinia zerumbet
Light Galangal, Shell Ginger
Other regional names: Shellplant
- Shellplant
Also known as: Alpinia cristata Griff. +16 more
- Alpinia cristata Griff.
- Alpinia fimbriata Gagnep.
- Alpinia fluvitialis Hayata
- Alpinia nutans var. longiramosa Gagnep.
- Alpinia penicillata Roscoe
- Alpinia schumanniana Valeton
- Alpinia speciosa subsp. longiramosa Gagnep.
- Alpinia speciosa var. longiramosa Gagnep.
- Amomum nutans (Andrews) Schult.
- Catimbium speciosum (J.C.Wendl.) Holttum
- Costus zerumbet Pers.
- Languas schumanniana (Valeton) Sasaki
- Languas speciosa (J.C.Wendl.) Merr.
- Languas speciosa (J.C.Wendl.) Small
- Renealmia nutans Andrews
- Renealmia spectabilis Rusby
- Zerumbet speciosum J.C.Wendl.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Zingiberaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Originating in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Alpinia zerumbet (commonly known as Light Galangal or Shell Ginger) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Ascension, Azores, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Florida, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Leeward Is., New Caledonia, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Solomon Is., St.Helena, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Windward Is.