Black fruited galanga vs White Pine

Alpinia nigra compared with Dacrycarpus dacrydioides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	White Pine
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Alpinia	Dacrycarpus
Species	Alpinia nigra	Dacrycarpus dacrydioides

Evolutionary Relationship

Black fruited galanga and White Pine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

White Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	White Pine
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.

White Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.