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| Family | Zingiberaceae |
| Subfamily | Alpinioideae |
| Tribe | Alpinieae |
| Scientific name | Alpinia zerumbet (Persoon) B. L. Burtt & R. M. Smith var. excelsa Funakoshi & Ito |
| Synonyms | none |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hana-sou-ka (ハナソウカ, 花想花 [meaning: flowering thinking flower]), tairin-gettou (タイリンゲットウ, 大輪月桃 [meaning: large flower gettou (gettou = Alpinia zerumbet)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Okinawa (Daito Islands) |
| (Other nations) unknown | |
| Habitat | Forest |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Plants ca. 4m tall. Leaves ca. 60cm long, ca. 20cm wide. Flowers white 2-4cm long, flowering in May 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) | |
| Note | Rare species. |
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| June 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
