Black fruited galanga vs Greater dodder

Alpinia nigra compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Greater dodder
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alpinia	Cuscuta
Species	Alpinia nigra	Cuscuta europaea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Greater dodder
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.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.