Black fruited galanga vs Madwoman'S Milk

Alpinia nigra compared with Euphorbia helioscopia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Madwoman'S Milk
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Alpinia	Euphorbia
Species	Alpinia nigra	Euphorbia helioscopia

Evolutionary Relationship

Black fruited galanga and Madwoman'S Milk share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Madwoman'S Milk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Madwoman'S Milk
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.

Madwoman'S Milk

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, South Africa), Asia (China, Taiwan, Uzbekistan), Europe (17 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.