Alpinia modesta (narrow–leaf ginger)

Alpinia modesta F.Muell. ex K.Schum. (1904) . 

Zich et al. (2020) Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system (RFK ed. 8), 
quotation: " 

Distribution and Ecology

Endemic to the wet tropics bio-region NE. Qld..
Altitudinal range from near sea level to 1000 m.
Grows as an under-story shrub in undisturbed lowland, upland and mountain rain forests.
Probably more common on red soils derived from basalt.

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Botanical Scholarly Literature References: 

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2026): 
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH): 
Alpinia modesta F.Muell. ex K.Schum. (1904): → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/83135/api/apni-format . 
Alpinia ...: → https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search/names?product=APNI&tree.id=&name=Alpinia&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&max=100&display=&search=true 
Viewed: 2026 April 11th . 

• Zich Frank A, Bernie P M Hyland, Trevor Whiffin, Raelee A Kerrigan (2020) [1971]
Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants information system and botanical matrix identification key - edition 8 ('RFK 8'): 
Alpinia modesta F.Muell. ex K.Schum. fact sheet: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Alpinia_modesta.htm 
Main site web page: → https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/
Viewed: 2026 April 11th . 

• Forster Paul I, Qld Herbarium (2026) 
Census of the Queensland Flora and Fungi 2024.
Alpinia modesta F.Muell. ex K.Schum. – "Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status : Least Concern" .
Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government.
→ http://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/census-of-the-queensland-flora-and-fungi-2024
Dataset Accessed: 2025 July 19th and Nature Conservation Act (NCA) Status viewed 2026 April 11th . 

• Cooper, Wendy and William T (2004 June) 
Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest.
—pages: (562–) 563 .
Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. ISBN 9780958174213 . 

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