Alpinia japonica

Alpinia japonica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zingiberales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Zingiberaceae
Subfamilia: Alpinioideae
Tribus: Alpinieae
Genus: Alpinia
Species: Alpinia japonica

Name

Alpinia japonica (Thunb.) Miq.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Globba japonica Thunb. in J.A.Murray, Syst. Veg. ed. 14: 73 (1784)
• Homotypic
  • Languas japonica (Thunb.) Sasaki, Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 14(74): 22 (1924)
• Heterotypic
  • Alpinia agiokuensis Hayata, Icon. Pl. Formosan. 9: 118 (1920)
  • Languas agiokuensis (Hayata) Sasaki, Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 14(74): 22 (1924)
  • Alpinia kiushiana Kitam., Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 59: 37 (1946)
  • Alpinia japonica var. kiushiana (Kitam.) Ohwi, Fl. Jap.: 335 (1953), nom. inval.

References

• Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavum 3:140. 1867
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Alpinia japonica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Apr. 27. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]