Filed As:
Zingiberaceae
Alpinia musaefolia Ridl. ( isolectotype )
Zingiberaceae
Alpinia musaefolia Ridl. ( isolectotype )
Location:
Philippines. Negros Oriental. Dumaguete. Cuernos Mts. Alt. 1219.2 m. (4000 ft.)
Philippines. Negros Oriental. Dumaguete. Cuernos Mts. Alt. 1219.2 m. (4000 ft.)
Description:
Leaves 4 to 7 feet long, 12 to 18 inches across, 3 to 5 to stem, in 2 rows, dark green above, much paler beneath; yellowish infrutescence terminal, spicate, 2 ft long not including the 1 foot long 3/4 in. thick peduncle; fruits hard, shining green, nearly globose, 0.5 in. thick, with numerous yellowish seeds; Flowers pale white, succulent, suberect, deciduous with the greenish calyx out of strongly imbricate scaly brown persistent base. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
Leaves 4 to 7 feet long, 12 to 18 inches across, 3 to 5 to stem, in 2 rows, dark green above, much paler beneath; yellowish infrutescence terminal, spicate, 2 ft long not including the 1 foot long 3/4 in. thick peduncle; fruits hard, shining green, nearly globose, 0.5 in. thick, with numerous yellowish seeds; Flowers pale white, succulent, suberect, deciduous with the greenish calyx out of strongly imbricate scaly brown persistent base. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
Habitat:
Bank and about 6 m high in rich soil of woods.
Bank and about 6 m high in rich soil of woods.
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 320192
GUID: 8129f834-0b59-447f-ac1b-d06a2b781a44
NY Barcode: 320192
GUID: 8129f834-0b59-447f-ac1b-d06a2b781a44