Black fruited galanga vs

Alpinia nigra compared with Paxillus validus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Paxillaceae
Genus	Alpinia	Paxillus
Species	Alpinia nigra	Paxillus validus

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga
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.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and 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.