Alpinia aquatica, aquatic ginger, is a species of ginger native from South India to Western Malesia. It was first described by Anders Jahan Retzius and renamed by William Roscoe.[1][2][3]
Alpinia aquatica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Zingiberales |
Family: | Zingiberaceae |
Genus: | Alpinia |
Species: | A. aquatica
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Binomial name | |
Alpinia aquatica (Retz.) Roscoe
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References
edit- ^ Roscoe, 1807 In: Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 346
- ^ "Alpinia melanocarpa (Teijsm. & Binn.) Ridl. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org.
- ^ "Alpinia aquatica (Retz.) Roscoe". National Parks Board (NParks). Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2021-05-15.