Английская Википедия:Alpinia arctiflora
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Alpinia arctiflora, commonly known as the pleated ginger, is a plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae which is endemic to northeastern Queensland.
Description
Alpinia arctiflora is a rhizomatous herb, meaning that the stem takes the form of an underground rhizome with only the leafy shoots and flowers appearing above ground.Шаблон:R It grows to around Шаблон:Cvt high, each shoot carrying a number of lanceolate leaves on short petioles, each about Шаблон:Cvt long by Шаблон:Cvt wide.Шаблон:R The inflorescence is an erect terminal panicle about Шаблон:Cvt long.Шаблон:R
The white flowers have a pale green to cream calyx about Шаблон:Cvt long, a white corolla tube about Шаблон:Cvt long, and a distinctive broad labellum, tinted with yellow in the centre, about Шаблон:Cvt long and wide.Шаблон:R
The fruit is a somewhat cylindrical dehiscent capsule to Шаблон:Cvt long. The calyx persists at the tip of the capsule, and it holds numerous black or brown seeds about Шаблон:Cvt diameter. It is green at first, turning grey/brown at maturity.Шаблон:R
Phenology
Flowering occurs from August to April and the fruits ripen from February to August.Шаблон:R
Taxonomy
The snow ginger was first described in 1873 by the Victorian Government botanist Ferdinand von Mueller, published in his massive work Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae as Hellenia arctiflora. In the same year George Bentham renamed the species Alpinia arctiflora, publishing it in his own work Flora Australiensis.Шаблон:R
Etymology
The genus name Alpinia was given in honour of the Italian botanist Prospero Alpini. The species epithet arctiflora is built from the Latin words arcticus, "arctic", and flora, "flower", and refers to the white flowers.Шаблон:R
Distribution and habitat
This species is endemic to northeastern Queensland, from near Cooktown to Paluma. It grows in rainforest at altitudes ranging from near sea level to Шаблон:Cvt.Шаблон:R
Conservation
This species is listed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science as least concern.Шаблон:R Шаблон:As of, it has not been assessed by the IUCN.
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External links
- Шаблон:Wikispecies-inline
- Шаблон:Commons category-inline
- View a map of historical sightings of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver
