Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd.

University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF BANGLADESH
ZINGIBERACEAE
Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd.
Det. By: M. S. Khan, May 27,1999
Field Char: Plant 4-5 ft tall; flowers pinkish-white.
Locality: Bangladesh: Sylhet, Habiganj District,
Satchari Forest, 40 km south of Srimangal.
Habitat: In border zone of forest near a canal.
25-30 m,24°05' "N x 91°30' "E
A. M. Huq & Harun 10617, May 27, 1999
This is a voucher specimen for pharmacological screening.
NCI Sample Number(s): 0GHA0989-M , 0GHA0990-N.
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer Institute,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Field Museum of Natural History
and Bangladesh National Herbarium (DACB).
Please notify Field Museum Herbarium of any new determination of this
collection, specifying that it is a University of Illinois at Chicago voucher.
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