Alpinia foxworthyi Ridl.

  • Filed As

    Zingiberaceae
    Alpinia foxworthyi Ridl.

  • Collector(s)

    D. H. Lorence 10444, 31 Jan 2014

  • Location

    United States of America. Hawaii. Kauai Co. Koloa District, National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, Maidenhair Falls Rubiaceae area on E side of Lawai Stream.

  • Description

    Cultivated. Rhizomatous clumping perennial, pleudostems erect, 1.5 m, lvs distichous, green, aromatic. Infl. erect, bracts, calyx, stamens, tepals white, labellum white flushed w purple-pink. Fruits purple-black, shiny, globose, seeds brown. From seed coll. Philippines.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    NTBG acc. 990236006. seed DNA photo.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04237649

    Occurrence ID: b87452f2-6dc6-45ff-8afb-5548509fbc50

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Zingiberaceae

  • All Determinations

    Alpinia foxworthyi Ridl.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Hawaii

  • County/Municipio

    Kauai Co.

  • Locality

    Koloa District, National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, Maidenhair Falls Rubiaceae area on E side of Lawai Stream.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 35 m. (115 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    21.9018, -159.506

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

  • Distribution

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PLANTS OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Alpìnìa foxworthvi Ridi.
ZINGIBERACEAE
KAUAI Koloa District
National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley, McBryde
Garden, Maidenhair Falls Rubiaceae area on E side of Lawai
Stream. Cultivated.
Rhizomatous clumping perennial, pleudostems erect, 1.5 m, Ivs
distichous, green, aromatic. Inf), erect, bracts, calyx, stamens,
tepals white, labellum white flushed w purple-pink. Fruits purple-
black, shiny, globose, seeds brown. From seed coll. Philippines.
NTBG acc. 990236006
Lat/long: 21.901819, -159.506149
Elevation: 35 m
David H. Lorence 10444	31 JAN 2014
seed DNA photo
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
04237649