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Alpinia (Shell ginger)

Angiospermae - Zingiberales - Marantaceae

Taxonomy
Alpinia was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Marantaceae by Prasad (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Alpinia Linnaeus
2008Alpinia Prasad

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
—Monocots
orderZingiberales
familyMarantaceaeBrown 1814
genusAlpinia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Alpinia Linnaeus 1753 [Shell ginger]
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Alpinia racemosa Linnaeus 1753
†Alpinia siwalica Prasad et al. 2004
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Serravallian or 13.82000 to 11.62000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.62 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India (Uttarakhand) Alpinia siwalica (222797)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Germany (Brandenburg) Alpinia bivascularis (23050 23056 23058) Alpinia bivascularis, Alpinia arnensis (23054)