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Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) Burtt & R.M. Sm.
Shellflower, Shell ginger

Family: Zingiberaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Tropical Asia; cultivated and sometimes naturalized elsewhere.

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Cultivated Only

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Comments: For images, click on the USDA PLANTS and Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants links below.


Other data on Alpinia zerumbet available from :
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Alpinia zerumbet has been found in the following 11 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Alice C. Wainwright Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
Deering Estate at Cutler Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Everglades National Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Hattie Bauer Hammock Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Long Key/Flamingo Road Natural Area Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Peck Lake Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Pine Island Ridge Natural Area Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Rockdale Pineland Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Simpson Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only


Alpinia zerumbet has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Miami-Dade County Not Native, Cultivated Only