Black fruited galanga vs flag pawpaw

Alpinia nigra compared with Asimina obovata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	flag pawpaw
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Annonaceae
Genus	Alpinia	Asimina
Species	Alpinia nigra	Asimina obovata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

flag pawpaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	flag pawpaw
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.

flag pawpaw

Habitat

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

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.