Black fruited galanga vs Scarlet Oak

Alpinia nigra compared with Quercus coccinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Scarlet 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	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Alpinia	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Alpinia nigra	Quercus coccinea

Evolutionary Relationship

Black fruited galanga and Scarlet Oak share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Scarlet Oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Scarlet 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.

Scarlet Oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.

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.