*Zingiber zerumbet (Linnaeus) Roscoe ex Smith. Common name: Bitter Ginger. Phenology: Oct. Habitat: Suburban woodlands, escaped from cultivation. Distribution: Native of se. Asia.
Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA22, K4, WH3; Amomum zerumbet L. Basionym: Amomum zerumbet L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Zingiber zerumbet - FNA22
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
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