Alpinia

Alpinia
Alpinia zerumbet
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Zingiberales
Family:	Zingiberaceae
Subfamily:	Alpinioideae
Tribe:	Alpinieae
Genus:	Alpinia Roxb., 1810
Species
See text
Synonyms[1]
20 synonyms Albina Giseke Allagas Raf. Buekia Giseke Catimbium Juss. Cenolophon Blume Doxanthes Raf. Eriolopha Ridl. Galanga Noronha nom. nud. Guillainia Vieill. Hellenia Willd. nom. illeg. Hellwigia Warb. Heritiera Retz. nom. illeg. Kolowratia C.Presl Languas J.Koenig Martensia Giseke Monocystis Lindl. Odontychium K.Schum. Strobidia Miq. Tonemone C.K.Lim nom. superfl. Zerumbet J.C.Wendl. nom. illeg.

Alpinia is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, where they occur in tropical and subtropical climates.^[2] Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants.^[3]