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Alpinia
Sign in to saveAlpinia is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, where they occur in tropical and subtropical climates. Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants.
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Alpinia is a taxonomic genus within the family Zingiberaceae. The name honors Prospero Alpini, and the taxon holds the status of nomen conservandum. Common names for the group include alpinia, Ginger Lilies, Galangajuuret, Chi Riềng, and vitoko. While one source lists the rank as species with the common name Red Ginger, other sources identify it as a genus.
Records for Alpinia are held by institutions including INECOL, CAS, BRIT, NY, and ANSP. Documented occurrences span Mexico, China, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and Thailand. The subject has 20,917 observations and 2,305 records, with 2,033 media items associated with it. Additionally, 1,419 PubMed entries reference the name, and it is cited by 86 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
Red Ginger
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山姜属（又作月桃属，学名：Alpinia）是姜科下的一个属，为草本植物。属名取自17世纪意大利植物学家普洛斯彼罗·阿尔皮尼的姓[1]。该属共有约250种，分布于亚洲热带地区。[2] 参考文献 ^ Simonetti, G. Stanley Schuler, 编. Simon & Schuster's Guide to Herbs and Spices. Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1990. ISBN 0-671-73489-X. ^ 中国种子植物科属词典. 中国数字植物标本馆. （原始内容存档于2012-04-11）. 外部链接 維基物種中有關山姜属的數據 这是一篇與植物相關的小作品。你可以通过编辑或修订扩充其内容。 查 论 编 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=山姜属&oldid=52023459” 分类： 山薑屬 薑科 隐藏分类： 物种微格式条目 含有拉丁語的條目 WikispeciesLatinName 全部小作品 植物小作品
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,305
- With media
- 2,033
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Collections
- INECOL, CAS, BRIT, NY, ANSP
- Recorded in
- Mexico, China, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Thailand
Research
1,419 papers- Phytochemicals of Alpinia zerumbet: A Review.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
- Therapeutic Potential of Alpinia officinarum.Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry · 2018
- Alpinia zerumbet and Its Potential Use as an Herbal Medication for Atherosclerosis: Mechanistic Insights from Cell and Rodent Studies.Lifestyle genomics · 2020
- Potential Neuroprotective Effects of Alpinia officinarum Hance (Galangal): A Review.Nutrients · 2024
- Bioactive Molecules from the Alpinia Genus: A Comprehensive Review.Current pharmaceutical biotechnology · 2020
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Named after
- Prospero Alpini
- Image
- Red Ginger.jpg
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- 山姜属
- subject has role
- nomen conservandum
- Flora of the Hawaiian Islands URL
- naturalhistory2.si.edu/botany/hawaiianflora/genusdescr.cfm?genus=Alpinia
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Encyclopedic overview
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Alpinia is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, where they occur in tropical and subtropical climates. Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants.
==Taxonomy== The genus was erected by the Scottish botanist William Roxburgh in 1810, and published in the journal Asiatic Researches. It is named after Prospero Alpini, a 17th-century Italian botanist who specialized in exotic plants. Species of the genus are known generally as shell gingers.
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