Family: Zingiberaceae
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Alpinia maclurei Merr.
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Name Det. qual. Type of det. Det. based on specimen Det. by and when Institution
Alpinia maclurei Merr.Det.E00097906Merrill, E.D.
Syntype of Alpinia maclurei Merr.
Collector/Expedition: McClure, Floyd Alonzo
Collection number: 8963
Collection date: 11th April 1922
Country/Territory: China
Collecting locality: China:Hainan
Habitat: among roadside bushes, among shrubs and undergrowth
Description: ht. 1-2 m, fls yellow and red
Miscellaneous notes: drug plant used in the treatment of itchy rash, name reported Shan keung. Economic specimen of Shan keung seeds purchased on the Canton market under the name of Shan keung fsz, C.C.C. Ec.No.16. The price is about 40 cents per catty. It is said to be made into a tea to stop vomiting.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SPECIMEN/SHEET
Barcode: E00097906
Cite as: https://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/E00097906
Herbarium region: 4 (Inner China, Korea and Taiwan)
Number of sheets: 1
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