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Renealmia alpinia (Rottb.) Maas (Acta Bot. Néerl. 24: 474. 1976 ["1975"].) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Grenada, Dominica, Martinique, Monserrat, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [ Puerto Rico (native)[], ], North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Common Names: Bihao (Puerto Rico), Bijao (Puerto Rico), Gingembre grand-bois (L. Antilles), Jengibre de jardín (Puerto Rico), Lavande blanche (L. Antilles), Lavande rouge (L. Antilles), Synonyms: Alpinia exaltata (L. f.) Roem. & Schult. (Syst. Veg. 1: 21 add. 563. 1817.), Amomum alpinia Rottb. (Soc. Med. Havn. Collect. 2: 245. 1775.), Renealmia bracteosa Griseb. (Fl. Brit. W. I. 601. 1864.), Renealmia exaltata L. f. (Suppl. Pl. 7. 1782 ["1781"].), Renealmia exaltata L. f. var. gracilis K. Schum. (in I. Urban, Symb. Antill. 4: 158. 1903.), Citations:1). Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. and M.T. Strong. 2005. Monocots and Gymnosperms of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 52: 1-415. 2). Britton, N.L. and P. Wilson. 1923-1926. Botany of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and Virgin Islands. New York Academy of Sciences, New York. 3). Howard, R.A. 1974-1989. Flora of the Lesser Antilles. Vols. 1-6. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. 4). Otero, J.I., R.A. Toro and Pagán de Otero. 1945. Catalogo de los nombres vulgares y científicos de algunas plantas puertorriqueñas. 2nd. ed. Universidad de Puerto Rico. 5). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. 6). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 2008. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Website: apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do Last edited 09 Mar 09 |