Taxonomy Profile: Alpinia zerumbet (Pers BL Burtt & RM Sm)

Alpinia zerumbet: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Alpinia speciosa
Wendl K Schum
Catimbium speciosum
Wendl Holttum
Languas speciosa
JC Wendl Merr
Alpinia nutans
L Roscoe
Common Name(s):
shellplant []
shellflower []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Alpinia zerumbet: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Lilianae
monocots |
monocotyledons |
monocotylédones |
Order : Zingiberales
Family : Zingiberaceae
Ginger Family |
Genus : Alpinia
alpinia |
ginger-lily |
Species : Alpinia zerumbet
shellplant |
shellflower |
Alpinia zerumbet Direct Children(s):
Alpinia zerumbet: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Alpinia zerumbet
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Alpinia zerumbet
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Alpinia zerumbet
Source:
Zingiberaceae of North America Update
Acquired:
2010-12-14
Notes:
Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Alpinia zerumbet
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Whittemore, Alan T.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Zingiberaceae Lindley: Ginger Family
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 22: Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae
Page(s):
305-309
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-19-513729-9/
Notes:
The volumes are also reproduced online (http://www.fna.org/)
Reference for:
Alpinia zerumbet
Alpinia zerumbet: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Caribbean Territories / Introduced
Alpinia zerumbet: Comments