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Alpinia zerumbet

Indian shell flower

Other common names
pink porcelain lily
shell ginger
Synonyms
Alpinia speciosa
Alpinia nutans misapplied
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Botanical details
Family
Zingiberaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
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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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