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| May 2007 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden |
| 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) |
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| May 2007 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden |
May 2007 at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden |
