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Alpinia purpurata (Vieill.) K. Schum.

Red ginger, jungle queen, jungle king, opuhi uteute, gengibre rojo, Tahitian ginger, ostrich plume, opuhi

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassLiliopsidaMonocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
SubclassZingiberidaeGingers and related plants
OrderZingiberalesGinger, cardamom, turmeric, galangal, myoga, bananas, arrowroot, and others
FamilyZingiberaceaeGinger family
GenusAlpiniaShell gingers
SpeciespurpurataMade purple

About plant names...

This very showy flower appears in red ("jungle king") and pink ("jungle queen"). Red ginger is native to New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Yap, British Solomon Islands Protectorate, Bismark Archipelago, and Bougainville. It was introduced to Hawai‘i prior to 1930, where it is now naturalized. In Hawai‘ian, red ginger is known as ‘awapuhi ‘ula‘ula.

Identification: Leaves are oblong, large, and shiny, on cane-like stems; plants can reach 9′ (2.7 m) in height. The bright red or pink flower stalks, up to 1′ (30 cm) long, are actually bracts—the plant produces inconspicuous white flowers.

Online References:

Forest and Kim Starr’s Starr Environmental site

The USDA Plants Database (PDF)

Dr. Giuseppe Mazza's PhotoMazza.com site

CalPhotos

Hawaiian Plants and Tropical Flowers

The National Tropical Botanical Garden

The University of Hawai‘i’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at Mānoa (PDF)

Alpinia purpurata (red ginger, jungle queen, jungle king, opuhi uteute, gengibre rojo, Tahitian ginger, ostrich plume, opuhi)

7/29/2023 · Guam · By Jacquelyn Boyt

 

Alpinia purpurata description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Alpinia purpurata (red ginger, jungle queen, jungle king, opuhi uteute, gengibre rojo, Tahitian ginger, ostrich plume, opuhi)

7/29/2023 · Guam · By Jacquelyn Boyt

Alpinia purpurata (red ginger, jungle queen, jungle king, opuhi uteute, gengibre rojo, Tahitian ginger, ostrich plume, opuhi)

7/29/2023 · Guam · By Jacquelyn Boyt

Alpinia purpurata (red ginger, jungle queen, jungle king, opuhi uteute, gengibre rojo, Tahitian ginger, ostrich plume, opuhi)

7/29/2023 · Guam · By Jacquelyn Boyt

Alpinia purpurata (red ginger, jungle queen, jungle king, opuhi uteute, gengibre rojo, Tahitian ginger, ostrich plume, opuhi)

3/15/2001 · Hawaii Botanical Gardens, Hawaii

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