Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K.Schum.

 
  • Family : ZINGIBERACEAE
    (Ginger Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : HALDI FAMILY (हल्दी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Zingiberaceae
  • Basionym : Guillainia purpurata Vieill.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K.Schum.
  • Common name : Pink Cone Ginger, Red Cone Ginger, Red Ginger, Red Ginger Lily
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grown as garden plant
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated
  • Key identification features : Shrubs, 2-2.5 m high; branchlets pubescent; Leaves opposite or 3-4 in whorl, narrowly lanceolate, finely acuminate, coriaceous; Inflorescence subterminal, corymbose cyme; Follicles 2, sessile, beaked; Seeds linear oblong, small, narrow.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Kodagu (Virajapete)
  • Native : Bismarck Archipelago, Maluku, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
  • World Distribution : Indonesia to Pacific islands and Inroduced elsewhere
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Alpinia purpurata. Downloaded on 8 September 2024.

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