Alpinia purpurata
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Photos taken at the College of Micronesia-FSM on 14 October 1999 and at a home in the
Etscheit complex in Nett 03 November 1999. The pink Alpinia is presumed by
Lee Ling to be a variant.
- Genus Species: Alpinia Purpurata
- Family: Zingiberidea
- Chuukese Name:unknown
- English Name: Red Ginger
- Kosrean Name:unknown
- Pohnpeian Name:none
- Yapese Name:none
- Growth Form: Herbaceous
- Growth Location: Terrestrial
- Growth Environment:cultivated gardens
- Growth Zone: Tropical
- Average Height: Could grow six to ten feet
- Stem: pubescence,circular,green,stem is branching out alternately
- Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
- Stipule:absent
- Petioles: not recorded(lenght),is hairy also
- Leaf Blade: lanceolate;mucronate;parrallel;
- Inflorescence:spadix
- Floral Bracts:present;red;
- Flower: not able to observe the flower.
- Calyx: no observation done
- Corolla:n/a
- Stamens:n/a
- Ovary:n/a
- Style: n/a
- Fruit: none
- Seed: none
Description by: Shinmaysin Gonzaga. Original descriptive work by John Paul
Ori misplaced.
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