Alpinia
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Scientific name | Alpinia |
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Rank | Genus |
Higher classification | Ginger family |
Tribe | Alpinieae |
Family | Zingiberaceae |
Kingdom | Plantae |
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ID | 2368340 |
About Alpinia
Alpinia is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is named for Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, where they occur in tropical and subtropical climates.