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Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) Burtt & R.M. Sm.
shellplant
Symbol: ALZE
Group: Monocot
Family: Zingiberaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Plant Synonyms:
ALZE Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) Burtt & R.M. Sm.
 

ALNU3

Alpinia nutans (L.) Roscoe
 

ALSP

Alpinia speciosa (Wendl.) K. Schum.
 

CASP15

Catimbium speciosum (Wendl.) Holttum
 

LASP7

Languas speciosa (Wendl.) Merr.
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State Distributional Map for ALZE
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Plant Distribution by State

Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) Burtt & R.M. Sm.

ALZE

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FL*
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Florida
Hawaii
Puerto Rico

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Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Related Taxa:
Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) Burtt & R.M. Sm.

View 12 genera in Zingiberaceae, 5 species in Alpinia

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Classification:
Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) Burtt & R.M. Sm.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
                   Subclass Zingiberidae –
                      Order Zingiberales –
                         Family Zingiberaceae – Ginger family
                            Genus Alpinia Roxb. – alpinia
                               Species Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) Burtt & R.M. Sm. – shellplant

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Introduced Information:
Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) Burtt & R.M. Sm.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) Burtt & R.M. Sm.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 182557.
View species account from The Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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