Pleuranthodium racemigerum, commonly known as orange fruited ginger, is a plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae endemic to Queensland, Australia. It was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller as Alpinia racemigera, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. It grows in well-developed rainforest and is mostly restricted to the wet tropics region.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Pleuranthodium racemigerum 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Zingiberales
- Family
- Zingiberaceae
- Genus
- Pleuranthodium
- Species
- Pleuranthodium racemigerum
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