Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K.Schum. belongs to the Zingiberaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

No collection number

February 26, 2002

Location

Costa Rica, Cartago (Hotel Casa Turire)

Location Remarks

Hotal Casa Turire, Orosi Valley, town of La Suiza, SE of Turrialba

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Family

Zingiberaceae

Genus

Alpinia

Specific Epithet

purpurata

Authorship

(Vieill.) K.Schum.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 3.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.3

Global rank

#166,735 of 335,497

Top 50%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →