Family | Zingiberaceae |
Subfamily | Alpinioideae |
Tribe | Alpinieae |
Scientific name | Alpinia zerumbet (Persoon) B. L. Burtt & R. M. Smith |
Synonyms | Costus zerumbet Persoon; Alpinia fluviatilis Hayata; Alpinia schumanniana Valeton; Alpinia speciosa (J. C. Wendland) K. Schumann, not (Blume) D. Dietrich; Languas schumanniana (Valeton) Sasaki; Languas speciosum (J. C. Wendland) Small; Zerumbet speciosum J. C. Wendland |
Common name | (Japanese common name) gettou (ゲットウ, 月桃 [meaning: moon peach]) |
(English common name) shell ginger, variegated shell ginger, pink porcelain | |
Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (Sata Point, Yakushima Island, Tanegashima Island), Okinawa |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka | |
Habitat | Forest edge |
Chromosomal number | 2n=48 |
Description | Plants ca. 4m tall. Leaves 60cm long, 20cm wide. Flowers white 2-4cm long, flowering in June to August. Evergreen. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B. L. Burtt & R. M. Sm. |
Alpinia zerumbet (Persoon) B. L. Burtt & R. M. Smith | |
Cosmetic composition and methods (US Patent 20060257386) | |
Cosmetic composition and production thereof (US Patent 20060018867) | |
Cosmetic treatment system and methods (US Patent 20070254021) |
May 2007 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden |