Alpinia zerumbet (Shell ginger)

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Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L. Burtt & R.M. Sm.

Shell ginger

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Liliopsida	Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass	Zingiberidae	Gingers and related plants
Order	Zingiberales	Ginger, cardamom, turmeric, galangal, myoga, bananas, arrowroot, and others
Family	Zingiberaceae	Ginger family
Genus	Alpinia	Shell gingers
Species	zerumbet

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Alpinia nutans (L.) Roscoe

Alpinia speciosa (Wendl.) K. Schum.

Catimbium speciosum (Wendl.) Holttum

Languas speciosa (Wendl.) Merr.

Alpinia zerumbet description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland
≈ 10 × 13" (25 × 32 cm)

4/6/2011 · Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, Maryland
≈ 9 × 11" (23 × 28 cm)

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