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Alpinia
Also called Shell Ginger, Ginger Lily
Alpinia is a genus of tropical and subtropical ginger-family plants grown for their showy, often aromatic foliage and flowers, with Alpinia zerumbet (shell ginger) and Alpinia purpurata (red ginger) being common garden and houseplant members. Give them warmth, humidity and moist, rich soil, and they reward you with lush clumps of leafy stems.
Alpinia is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, where they occur in tropical and subtropical climates. Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants.
The genus Alpinia is native to the countries (and regions) of; Andaman Islands, Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Bonin Islands, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Islands, southern China, East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, India, Japan, Java, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku Islands, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicobar Islands, Philippines, Queensland, Ryukyu Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vanuatu, Vietnam and Volcano Islands.
According to a research team of National Chung Hsing University, Alpinia was found to have anti-inflammatory, hypolipidemic, anti-tumor and other effects.
Wild ginger · Greater galangal · Alpinia malaccensis · Black Fruited Galanga · Lesser galangal · Red ginger · Shellplant
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