Alpinia haenkei C.Presl

  • Filed As

    Zingiberaceae
    Alpinia haenkei C.Presl

  • Collector(s)

    A. D. E. Elmer 9079, May 1907

  • Location

    Philippines. Quezon. Lucban Mun. Tayabas, Island Luzon.

  • Habitat

    Damp woods.

  • Description

    Small tufts of 1, 3 to 5 stems; stems terete, green, 1 to 2 meters long; leaves membranous, velvety to touch, the lowermost scattering and much reduced; edges double wavy; in-florescence terminal, erect, 1 to 2 feet long, whitish; bracts nearly snow white, calyx paler as is also the corolla except the inner lower one which is yellowish tipped and its inner surface dark purple.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2024.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04355194

    Occurrence ID: d862ce60-2a9c-464e-96c7-7cf12610583d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Zingiberaceae

  • All Determinations

    Alpinia haenkei C.Presl

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • State/Province

    Quezon

  • County/Municipio

    Lucban Mun.

  • Locality

    Tayabas, Island Luzon.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 800 m. (2625 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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9079, Alpinia philippinensis Ridl. Small tufts of 1,
3 to & «terns in damp woods at 800 motors; stems terete, green,
1 to 2 meters long; leaves membranous, velvety to touch, the
lowermost scattering and muoh reduced; edges double wary; in-
florescence terminal, erect, 1 to 2 feet long, whitish; bra^Q^s
nearly snow white* calyx paler as is also the corolla except
the inner lower one which is yellowish tipped and its inner
surface dark purple; >ueban, May. 19Q7'BTJMKR'R FIELD NOTES
PHILIPPINE PLANTS
Locality LUC ball
Province T a y aba S
Island Ltf Z OB
lector arid date^^rf
A. D-E. Elmer, May, 1907,
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