Alpinia carolinensis

  • Filed As

    Zingiberaceae
    Alpinia carolinensis

  • Collector(s)

    C. Trauernicht 323 with David Lorence, Ann Kitalong, 26 Jan 2008

  • Location

    Palau. Airai. Babeldaob Island.

  • Habitat

    Open savanna with mixed patches of second- and old-growth forest.

  • Description

    Giant Zingiberaceae to 8 m tall. Fruits and inflorescences red. Leaves 1 m+ long. Small black ants nesting among leaves. Collected in 2nd growth forest along road. Campnosperma, Syzygium, and Cyathea ferns dominant.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05014403

    Occurrence ID: 5ac7d9e1-55a8-4fec-b711-0fa7634dd463

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Zingiberaceae

  • All Determinations

    Alpinia carolinensis

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Palau

  • State/Province

    Airai

  • Locality

    Babeldaob Island.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 260 m. (853 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    7.42167, 134.67

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Zingiberaceae
Alpinia carolinensis
Palau. Babeldaob Island. Airai State.
7°25'18.0"N, 134*4ffl2^wE
260 m.
Open savanna with mixed patches of second- and
old-growth forest.
Giant Zingiberaceae to 8 m tall. Fruits and
inflorescences red. Leaves 1 m+ long. Small black
ants nesting among leaves. Collected in 2nd growth
forest along road. Campnosperma, Syzygium, and
Cyathea fems dominant.
26 Jan 2008
C. Trauemicht, David Lorence, Ann Kitalong 323
The V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
05014403