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Alpinia zerumbet
Indian shell flower
Other common names
pink porcelain lilyshell ginger
Synonyms
Alpinia speciosaAlpinia nutans misapplied
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Botanical details
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Genus
Alpinia
- Genus description
Alpinia are evergreen, clump-forming perennials with ginger-scented rhizomes. Strong, slender, reed-like stems to 3m high support lance-shaped leaves and sprays of flowers with showy, colourful bracts
- Name status
Correct
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