Alpinia blepharocalyx var. glabrior (Hand.-Mazz.) T.L. Wu
Zingiberaceae
| Collection Number | D. Boufford 44112 |
| Collectors | David E. Boufford, Sharon Christoph, Chris Davidson, Xin-Han HUANG & Zhuo ZHOU |
| Identified By | D. Boufford (GH) |
| Source | C. Davidson |
| Date | 30 April 2018 |
| Country | China |
| province/SAR | Yunnan |
| prefecture-level | Malipo Xian. |
| Location | Wenshan Zhuangzu-Miaozu-Zizhizhou. Southwest of the city of Malipo and almost exactly midway in a straight line between Nanwenhe-Xiang and Dulong-zhen, near Baishapo, along a tributary of the Tanshan-he (Tanshan River); ca. 10.4 km north of the border with Vietnam. Mixed broadleaved evergreen and deciduous forest with Lauraceae and Fagaceae dominant, with several species of Acer and shrubby understory with abundant colonies of Alpinia. 1250-1350 m. |
| Lat/Long | N 22 56 32 E 104 35 40 |
| Note | Mostly in shade all day at base of slope in forest and above the stream. Herbs, ca. 1.5 m tall; tepals ivory white, glossy outside, inside yellowish white along margin, but mostly brown inside. |