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Alpinia globosa
Alpinia globosa is a species of flowering plant in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is sometimes referred to by the common name round Chinese cardamom and is native to South-Central China, and Vietnam. It was first described by João de Loureiro, and got its current name from Paul Fedorowitsch Horaninow.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Alpinia globosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
