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Alpinia vittata W. Bull

jengibre variegado, variegated ginger

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)

Order
Zingiberales

Family
Zingiberaceae

Genus
Alpinia

Species
vittata

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Alpinia sanderae Sander fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010)

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2003

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Missouri Botanical Garden (eds.) (2013) The Plant List, Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (accessed 1st January).

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"Galapagos Species Database, Alpinia vittata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15742. Accessed 5 May 2025.