Alpinia calcarata
Also known as: Alpinia alata A.Dietr. +12 more
- Alpinia alata A.Dietr.
- Alpinia calcarata var. compacta Gagnep.
- Alpinia cernua Sims
- Alpinia erecta Lodd. ex Steud.
- Alpinia roscoeana Steud.
- Alpinia simsii Gasp.
- Catimbium erectum (Redouté) Juss. ex T.Lestib.
- Globba erecta DC.
- Globba erecta Redouté
- Languas calcarata (Andrews) Merr.
- Renealmia calcarata Andrews
- Renealmia calcarata Haw.
- Renealmia minor Roem. & Schult.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Zingiberaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Alpinia calcarata is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. The genus Alpinia is notably large, comprising more than 200 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China Southeast, Hainan, India, Myanmar, 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)
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, St.Helena