Black fruited galanga vs forest-oak

Alpinia nigra compared with Allocasuarina torulosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	forest-oak
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Casuarinaceae
Genus	Alpinia	Allocasuarina
Species	Alpinia nigra	Allocasuarina torulosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Black fruited galanga and forest-oak share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

forest-oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	forest-oak
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.

forest-oak

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.