Scientific or common name:

Alpinia spicata Jacq.

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COSTACEAE - Costus family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Alpinia spicata Jacq.
Nomencl. ref.: Enum. Syst. Pl. 11. 1760 [Aug-Sep 1760]
Rank: species
See: ► Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw.

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Common names

U.S. name: Spiked spiralflag

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Grown habit: Subshrub, Shrub, Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw.
= Costus cylindricus Jacq.

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Zingiberidae
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Costaceae
Genus: Alpinia
Species:

1) Alpinia spicata Jacq.

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Costaceae)
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1) Alpinia (costus) 2) Costus

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Common names (Alpinia)
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1) Spiked spiralflag (Alpinia spicata)

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More species:
1) Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L. Burtt & R.M. Sm. [1975]
2) Alsia californica (Hook. & Arn.) Sull. var. flagellifera (Renauld & Cardot) Sull. [106]
3) Alsinanthe elegans (Cham. & Schltdl.) A. Löve & D. Löve [137]
4) Alsinanthe rossii (R. Br. ex Richardson) A. Löve & D. Löve [147]
5) Alsinanthe stricta (Sw.) Rchb. ssp. dawsonensis (Britton) A. Löve & D. Löve [114]
6) Alsine aquatica (L.) Britton [182]
7) Alsine borealis (Bigelow) Britton [143]
8) Alsine fontinalis (Short & Peter) Britton [155]
9) Alsine longifolia (Muhl. ex Willd.) Britton [149]
10) Alsine tennesseensis (C. Mohr) Small [142]

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