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.

  1. Genus Species: Alpinia Purpurata
  2. Family: Zingiberidea
  3. Chuukese Name:unknown
  4. English Name: Red Ginger
  5. Kosrean Name:unknown
  6. Pohnpeian Name:none
  7. Yapese Name:none
  8. Growth Form: Herbaceous
  9. Growth Location: Terrestrial
  10. Growth Environment:cultivated gardens
  11. Growth Zone: Tropical
  12. Average Height: Could grow six to ten feet
  13. Stem: pubescence,circular,green,stem is branching out alternately
  14. Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
  15. Stipule:absent
  16. Petioles: not recorded(lenght),is hairy also
  17. Leaf Blade: lanceolate;mucronate;parrallel;
  18. Inflorescence:spadix
  19. Floral Bracts:present;red;
  20. Flower: not able to observe the flower.
  21. Calyx: no observation done
  22. Corolla:n/a
  23. Stamens:n/a
  24. Ovary:n/a
  25. Style: n/a
  26. Fruit: none
  27. Seed: none

 Description by: Shinmaysin Gonzaga.  Original descriptive work by John Paul Ori misplaced.

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