Alpinia jianganfeng

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified under the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. Within the subclass Magnoliidae, it is further organized under the order Zingiberales and the family Zingiberaceae. Finally, its specific taxonomic designation is found within the genus Alpinia.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is primarily distributed across specific regions within China. Its natural habitat includes the South-Central parts of the country. Additionally, it can be found growing in the Southeast regions of China. These two areas represent the core geographical range for the species. Consequently, its occurrence is concentrated within these particular southern provinces.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Alpinia jianganfeng is characterized by its specialized survival strategies and distinct growth patterns within its ecological niche. As a perennial herb, its life form is classified primarily as a geophyte, meaning it relies on underground storage organs to persist through unfavorable environmental conditions. This strategy is further supported by its classification as a cryptophyte, indicating that its perennating buds are located safely beneath the soil surface, protected from external stressors such as temperature fluctuations or seasonal desiccation. This dual classification of being a geophyte and a cryptophyte ensures that the plant can enter periods of dormancy and rapidly re-emerge when seasonal conditions become optimal for vegetative growth and flowering.

Life form :

geophyte

Life form :

cryptophyte

Morphology

The morphology of Alpinia jianganfeng is characterized by its growth habit as a self-supporting plant, functioning without the need for external structural support. It is an independent organism that does not exhibit parasitic behavior, maintaining its own nutritional processes without relying on a host. Furthermore, it is a terrestrial plant, establishing its root systems and vegetative structures directly within the soil rather than growing as an epiphyte on other vegetation.

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Parasite :

independent

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Alpinia jianganfeng has 1 reported plant parts identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include rhizome.

Rhizome

1. Planta medica
2. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Chemicals

Alpinia jianganfeng has 3 reported phytochemicals identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include BETA-SITOSTEROL, Docosanoic acid, Kaempferol 3-O-glucuronide.

BETA-SITOSTEROL

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Docosanoic acid

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Kaempferol 3-O-glucuronide

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Conditions

Alpinia jianganfeng has 1 reported investigations on conditions identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include rheumatism.

Rheumatism

1. Planta medica

Preparations

Alpinia jianganfeng has 2 reported preparations identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include Jian Gan Feng, rhizome.

Jian gan feng

1. Planta medica

Rhizome

1. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica