Black fruited galanga vs Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces

Alpinia nigra compared with Elaphomyces citrinus

Key Differences

• Black fruited galanga is Least Concern while Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Eurotiales (Eurotiales)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Elaphomycetaceae
Genus	Alpinia	Elaphomyces
Species	Alpinia nigra	Elaphomyces citrinus

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces
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.

Lemon-Yellow Elaphomyces

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.