Alpinia vitiensis Seem.

  • Filed As

    Zingiberaceae
    Alpinia vitiensis Seem.

  • Collector(s)

    A. C. Smith 8373, 18 Aug 1953

  • Location

    Fiji. Taveuni, hills east of Somosomo, west of old crater occupied by small swamp and lake.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04355248

    Occurrence ID: 34a71336-8d04-4c97-8610-2513255bd06e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Zingiberales

  • Family

    Zingiberaceae

  • All Determinations

    Alpinia vitiensis Seem.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Fiji

  • Locality

    Taveuni, hills east of Somosomo, west of old crater occupied by small swamp and lake

  • Elevation

    Alt. 660 - 900 m. (2165 - 2953 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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PLANTS OF FIJI
A. C. Smith, no. S3T3	Aug. 18, 1953
Alpinia vitiensis Seem.
D*. A. & Smith
Urect herb l-2i, high, the stem about 1 cm.
diam.; leaves toward apex; inflorescence
terminal, forming amass about 9 cm. diam.;
calyx green, the tube white; fruit ellipsoid,
about 3 x 2 cm., green, becoming orange.
TAVEUNI: Hills east of Somosomo, west of old crater occupied by
small swamp and lake; alt. 660-900 m.; dense forest.
Collected under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution and the
National Science Foundation
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