Black fruited galanga vs Stinking Dapperling

Alpinia nigra compared with Lepiota cristata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black fruited galanga Stinking Dapperling
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Zingiberales (Zingiberales) Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family Zingiberaceae Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus Alpinia Lepiota
Species Alpinia nigra Lepiota cristata

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black fruited galanga Stinking Dapperling
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.

Stinking Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Stinking Dapperling

No description available.

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