Black fruited galanga vs Deceiver

Alpinia nigra compared with Laccaria laccata

Key Differences

• Black fruited galanga is Least Concern while Deceiver is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Deceiver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Alpinia	Laccaria
Species	Alpinia nigra	Laccaria laccata

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Deceiver

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Deceiver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black fruited galanga

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Jamaica.

Deceiver

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and United States.

Black fruited galanga

The Black fruited galanga (Alpinia nigra) is a species in the genus Alpinia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.