Alpinia aquatica

Scientific name: Alpinia aquatica (Retz.) Roscoe.
Synonym(s): Alpinia melanocarpa (Teijsm. & Binn.) Ridl., Languas melanocarpa (Teijsm. & Binn.) Burkill
Common name: Aquatic Ginger
Family: Zingiberaceae
Habit: Herbaceous plant
Maximum height (m): 2
Native or Non-native: Native
Invasive
Habitat: Terrestrial (Primary Rainforest, Secondary Rainforest, Coastal Forest, Freshwater Swamp Forest, Riverine, Sandy Beaches), Shoreline (Backshore).
Distribution in Singapore: Pulau Semakau
Distribution worldwide: Singapore, China (Yunnan), South India and West Malesia
Flowering and fruiting
Dispersal: Biotic (Fauna), Birds
Wildlife interactions: Bird Attracting, Bee Attracting, Butterfly Host Plant. Its flowers are pollinated by bees and the fruits are eaten by birds. It is also the host plant for the Chocolate Demon butterfly (Ancistroides nigrita maura).
Light conditions: Sunny
Soil conditions: Moist Soils, Waterlogged Soils (Drains Site, Does not Drain Site), Saline Soils / Salt Spray, Fertile Loamy Soils
Water: water tolerant
Remarks
Additional references: Trimanto. (2017). Ginger species in Besiq Bermai forest, East Borneo: Inventory and collection. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 1844, No. 1, p. 050002). AIP Publishing LLC.