Black fruited galanga vs Katung Fa

Alpinia nigra compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Katung Fa
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Zingiberales (อันดับขิง)	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Alpinia	Alstonia
Species	Alpinia nigra	Alstonia macrophylla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Katung Fa
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.

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, 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.