Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.

  • Filed As

    Zingiberaceae
    Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 778 with T. A. Zanoni, 15 Nov 1994

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Maricao. Bo. Indiera Fria, Rte 425, 0.3km S of Rte 105.

  • Habitat

    Altered forest in humid zone, red soil. Cecropia, Coffea, Dracaena, Inga vera, Bambusa vulgaris.

  • Description

    Herb 2.3m; stems green-red; flower bud tips pink, lip yellow w/ red inside; stamens yellow.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Pfizer sample: 778a leaf(Atha-944); 778b stem(Atha-945); 778c root+rhizome(Atha-946)

  • Collection Notes

    Received 12/12/94

  • Specimen Notes

    deposit NY 12/7/95; MEXU - 2/11/98

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 40739

    Occurrence ID: 616547c0-f372-40ee-aae4-2914f0f00936

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • State/Province

    Maricao

  • Locality

    Bo. Indiera Fria, Rte 425, 0.3km S of Rte 105

  • Elevation

    Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.18, -66.95

  • Distribution

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