Alpinia modesta (common name - narrow-leaf ginger) is a plant in the Zingiberaceae (ginger family). It was first described in 1904 by Ferdinand von Mueller.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Narrow-Leaved Ginger being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Zingiberales
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Genus
- Alpinia
- Species
- Alpinia modesta
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