Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Alpinia purpurata
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
April 5, 1987
Determiner:
D. Lorence 1987
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
District:
Hanalei District
Locality:
Kalihiwai River valley, at ca. 1/2 mile SW of Highway 56 near first waterfall.
Plant Description:
Rhizomatous herb, stems 2-3 m. tall, leaves distichous, faintly aromatic. Inflorescence erect, terminal, bracts dark red, corollas not seen, numerous plantlets produced in bract axils. Spontaneous locally. "Red ginger".
Habitat:
Old secondary vegetation along flood plain.
Associated Species:
With Hibiscus tiliaeus, Psidium & Syzygium.
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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