Alpinia hylandii is a plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae endemic to Queensland, Australia. It is a herbaceous shrub which grows to about 1 m high, and like many other gingers the true stems are underground and only the branches appear above ground. It has glossy leaves up to 16 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. Colourful pink and yellow flowers are produced in clusters at the ends of the branches, and are followed by globose, blue, capsular fruit containing numerous seeds.[4]
| Slender ginger | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Genus: | Alpinia |
| Species: | A. hylandii
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| Binomial name | |
| Alpinia hylandii | |
Taxonomy
editThe slender ginger was first described by the Scottish botanist and ginger specialist Rosemary Margaret Smith, who published it in the journal Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh in 1980.[2]
Conservation
editThis species has been assessed as near threatened under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.[1]
Gallery
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Branch and foliage -
Leaves -
Fruit
References
edit- ^ a b "Species profile—Alpinia hylandii". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Alpinia hylandii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Alpinia hylandii R.M.Sm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ Smith, R.M. (2022). "Alpinia hylandii". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
External links
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- View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver.com