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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Alpinia
Species:
A. aquatica
Binomial name
Alpinia aquatica
(Retz.) Roscoe

References

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  1. ^ Roscoe, 1807 In: Trans. Linn. Soc. London 8: 346
  2. ^ "Alpinia melanocarpa (Teijsm. & Binn.) Ridl. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org.
  3. ^ "Alpinia aquatica (Retz.) Roscoe". National Parks Board (NParks). Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2021-05-15.