Black fruited galanga vs Koonac

Alpinia nigra compared with Cherax preissii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Koonac
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Parastacidae
Genus	Alpinia	Cherax
Species	Alpinia nigra	Cherax preissii

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Koonac

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Koonac
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.

Koonac

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.