Family
Zingiberaceae
Genus
Alpinia
Specific Epithet
blepharocalyx
Infraspecific Epithet
glabrior
Authorship
K. Schum.
4/30/2018
Location
China, Yunnan, Malipo Xian.
22.942222, 104.594444
Location Remarks
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.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Sharon Christoph, Chris Davidson, Xin-Han HUANG, Zhuo ZHOU
Notes
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.
