This native groundcover
is commonly known as
native ginger.
Alpinia caerulea
is described as a "monocot"
in the
Zingiberaceae
family.
In the Queensland Nature Conservation Act it is classified as Least Concern.
Under the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act it is not classified.
It has been recorded in the Wide Bay district in the Queensland Herbarium Census and is
listed as occurring in the Fraser Coast region in the Atlas of Living Australia.
Reported at 15 Fraser Coast localities: Duckinwilla, Dundowran, Howard, Bauple, Teddington, Poona, Bauple Forest, Tuan Forest, Malarga, Doongul, Maryborough, Dundowran Beach, St Mary, Mount Urah, Toogoom.
Fraser Coast distribution based on field reports.
AVH
