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Zingiberaceae

Jenjibre-de-jardin

Renealmia alpinia (Rottb.) Maas

Family
Zingiberaceae
Genus
Renealmia

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Jenjibre-de-jardin: Dick Culbert: Likely 'alpinia , widespread in the Neotropics. All species of this genus with the exception of R. Cernua above, keep their flowers and fruit on s
Photo: Dick Culbert, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Dutch
Masoesa
English
Jenjibre-de-jardin
French
Mardi gras
Quechua
Misk’i p’anqa

Synonyms

  • Alpinia bicalyculata Sessé & Moç.
  • Alpinia exaltata (L.f.) Roem. & Schult.
  • Alpinia macrantha Poepp. & Endl.
  • Alpinia pacoseroca Jacq.
  • Alpinia renealmia (Lam.) Sm.
  • Alpinia tubulata Ker Gawl.
  • Amomum alpinia Rottb.
  • Amomum renealmia Lam.
  • Amomum repens Lam.
  • Ethanium bracteosum (Griseb.) Kuntze
  • Ethanium exaltatum (L.f.) Kuntze
  • Ethanium macranthum (Poepp. & Endl.) Kuntze
  • Ethanium pacoseroca (Jacq.) Kuntze
  • Gethyra tubulata (Ker Gawl.) Sweet
  • Renealmia bracteosa Griseb.
  • Renealmia coelobractea K.Schum.
  • Renealmia exaltata L.f.
  • Renealmia exaltata var. gracilis K.Schum.
  • Renealmia foliosa S.Moore
  • Renealmia goyazensis K.Schum. & Gagnep.
  • Renealmia lativagina J.F.Macbr.
  • Renealmia macrantha (Poepp. & Endl.) Poepp. & Endl.
  • Renealmia occidentalis var. pacoderoca (Jacq.) Petersen
  • Renealmia occidentalis var. pacoseroca (Jacq.) Petersen
  • Renealmia pacoseroca (Jacq.) Horan.
  • Renealmia raja Petersen
  • Renealmia rubroflava K.Schum.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.