Alpinia zerumbet--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 181.jpg
Alpinia zerumbet--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 180.jpg
Native to Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam; introduced into Ascension, Azores, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Florida, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Leeward Is., New Caledonia, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Solomon Is., St.Helena, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Windward Is. (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)
25.676781, -80.272034
Location Remarks
10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Zingiberales
Family
Zingiberaceae
Genus
Alpinia
Specific Epithet
zerumbet
Authorship
(Pers.) B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#308,653 of 335,497
Top 92%
Extinction probability
9%
