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Alpinia

The genus Alpinia is in the family Zingiberaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Alpinia

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Alpinia abundiflora Burtt & R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia acuminata R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia aenea B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia albipurpurea (P.Royen) R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia alpina (Elmer) R.M.Sm. ex M.F.Newman, Lhuillier & A.D.Poulsen Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia amentacea R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia apaeusis Elm Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Alpinia apoensis Elmer Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia aquatica (Retz.) Roscoe Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia arctiflora (F.Muell.) Benth. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia arfakensis K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia argentea (B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.) R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia arundelliana (F.M.Bailey) K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia assimilis Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia athroantha Valeton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia auriculata Roscoe Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia bambusifolia C.F.Liang & D.Fang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia beamanii R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia biakensis R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia bilamellata Makino Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia bodenii R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia boia Seem. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia boninensis Makino Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Alpinia boninsimensis Makino Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia borraginoides K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia brachyantha Merr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia brevilabris C.Presl Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia breviligulata (Gagnep.) Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia brevis T.L.Wu & S.J.Chen Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia caerulea (R.Br.) Benth. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia calcarata (Haw.) Roscoe Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia calcicola Q.B.Nguyen & M.F.Newman Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia calycodes K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia capitellata Jack Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia carinata Valeton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia carolinensis Koidz. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia celebica K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia chaunocolea K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia chinensis (Retz.) Roscoe Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia chrysogynia (K.Schum.) K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia chrysorachis K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia coeruleoviridis K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia conchigera Griff. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia condensata Valeton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia conferta B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia congesta Elmer Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia conghuaensis J.P.Liao & T.L.Wu Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia conglomerata R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia copelandii Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia coriacea T.L.Wu & S.J.Chen Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia coriandriodora D.Fang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia corneri (Holttum) R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia cumingii K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia cylindrocephala K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia dasystachys Valeton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia dekockii Valeton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia densibracteata T.L.Wu & S.J.Chen Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia densiflora K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia denticulata (Ridl.) Holttum Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia diffissa Roscoe Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia divaricata Valeton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia diversifolia (Elmer) Elmer Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia domatifera Valeton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia dyeri K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia elegans (C.Presl) K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia elmeri R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia emaculata S.Q.Tong Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia eremochlamys K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia euastra K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia eubractea K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia fax B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia flabellata Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia flagellaris (Ridl.) Loes. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia formosana K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia foxworthyi Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia fusiformis R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia gagnepainii K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia gigantea Blume Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia gigantifolia (Elmer) R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia glabra Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia glabrescens Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia glacicaerulea R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia globosa (Lour.) Horan. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia gracillima Valeton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia graminea Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia graminifolia D.Fang & G.Y.Lo Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia guinanensis D.Fang & X.X.Chen Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia haenkei C.Presl Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia hagena R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia hainanensis K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia hansenii R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia havilandii K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia hibinoi Masam. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia himantoglossa Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia hirsuta (Lour.) Horan. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia horneana K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia hulstijnii Valeton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia hylandii R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia × ilanensis S.C.Liu & J.C.Wang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia illustris Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia inaequalis (Ridl.) Loes. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia intermedia Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia janowskii Valeton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia japonica (Thunb.) Miq. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia javanica Blume Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia jianganfeng T.L.Wu Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia jingxiensis D.Fang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia juliformis (Ridl.) R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia kawakamii Hayata Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia kiungensis R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia klossii (Ridl.) R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia koshunensis Hayata Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia kusshakuensis Hayata Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia kwangsiensis T.L.Wu & S.J.Chen Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia latilabris Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia lauterbachii Valeton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia laxisecunda B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia leptostachya Valeton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia ligulata K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia longipetiola Gagnep. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia ludwigiana R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia luteocarpa Elmer Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia maclurei Merr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia macrocephala K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia macroscaphis K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia macrostaminodia Chaveer. & Sudmoon Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia macrostephana (Baker) Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia macroura K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia maculata Roscoe Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia malaccensis (Burm.f.) Roscoe Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26 1
Alpinia manii Baker Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia manostachys Valeton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia martini R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia maxii R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia melichroa K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia menghaiensis S.Q.Tong & Y.M.Xia Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia mesanthera Hayata Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia microlophon Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia modesta F.Muell. ex K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia mollis C.Presl Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia mollissima Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia monopleura K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia multispica (Ridl.) Loes. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia murdochii Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia musifolia Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia mutica Roxb. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia myriocratera K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia nantoensis F.Y.Lu & Y.W.Kuo Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia napoensis H.Dong & G.J.Xu Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia nidus-vespae A.Raynal & J.Raynal Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia nieuwenhuizii Valeton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia nigra (Gaertn.) Burtt Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia novae-hiberniae B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia novae-pommeraniae K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia nutans (L.) Roscoe Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia oblonga (Merr.) Loes. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia oblongifolia Hayata Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia oceanica Burkill Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia odontonema K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia officinarum Hance Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia × okinawaensis Tawada Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia oligantha Valeton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia orthostachys K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia oui Y.H.Tseng & Chih C.Wang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia ovata Z.L.Zhao & L.S.Xu Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia ovoidocarpa H.Dong & G.J.Xu Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia oxymitra K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia padacanca Valeton ex K.Heyne Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia pahangensis Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia papuana Scheff. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia paradoxa (Ridl.) Loes. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia parksii (Gillespie) A.C.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia penduliflora Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia penicillata Roscoe Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia petiolata Baker Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia pinetorum (Ridl.) Loes. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia pinnanensis T.L.Wu & S.J.Chen Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia platychilus K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia platylopha (Ridl.) Loes. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia plectophylla K.Schum. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia polyantha D.Fang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia porphyrea R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia porphyrocarpa Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia pricei Hayata Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia psilogyna D.Fang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia ptychanthera K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia pubiflora (Benth.) K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia pulchella (K.Schum.) K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia pulcherrima Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia pulchra (Warb.) K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia pumila Hook.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia quinanensis D. Fang ex X. X. Chen Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Alpinia rafflesiana Wall. ex Baker Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26 1
Alpinia regia K.Heyne ex R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia rigida Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia romblonensis Elmer Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia romburghiana Valeton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia rosacea Valeton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia rosea Elmer Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia roxburghii Sweet Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia rubricaulis K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia rubromaculata S.Q.Tong Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia rufa (C.Presl) Náves Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia rufescens (Thwaites) K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia salomonensis B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia samoensis Reinecke Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia sandsii R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia scabra (Blume) Náves Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia schultzei Lauterb. ex Valeton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia seimundii Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia sericiflora K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia sessiliflora Kitam. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia shimadae Hayata Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia siamensis K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia sibuyanensis Elmer Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia singuliflora R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia smithiae M.Sabu & Mangaly Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia stachyodes Hance Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia stenobracteolata R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia stenostachys K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia strobilacea K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia strobiliformis T.L.Wu & S.J.Chen Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia subfusicarpa Elmer Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia submutica K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia subspicata Valeton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia subverticillata Valeton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia superba (Ridl.) Loes. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia suriana C.K.Lim Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia tamacuensis R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia tonkinensis Gagnep. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia tonrokuensis Hayata Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia trachyascus K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia tristachya (Ridl.) Loes. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia unilateralis B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia uraiensis Hayata Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia valetoniana Loes. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia vanoverberghii Merr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia velutina Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia velveta R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia versicolor K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia vitellina (Lindl.) Ridl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26 1
Alpinia vitiensis Seem. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia vittata W.Bull Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia vulcanica Elmer Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia warburgii K.Schum. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia wenzelii Merr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia werneri Lauterb. ex Valeton Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia womersleyi R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26
Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-26

Statistics

The Plant List includes 595 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Alpinia. Of these 244 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 37 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Alpinia. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 595 species names for the genus Alpinia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 244 41.0%
◕ Synonym 343 57.6%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 8 1.3%

All names

The status of the 632 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Alpinia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 247 39.1%
◕ Synonym 377 59.7%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 8 1.3%

Of the species names,

The confidence with which the status of the 595 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Alpinia, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 244 340 0 0 584 98.2%
Medium confidence 0 3 0 0 3 0.5%
Low confidence 0 0 0 8 8 1.3%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Alpinia is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 0 3 0 3 0 6 1.0%
WCSP 244 340 0 5 0 589 99.0%