Pleuranthodium racemigerum, commonly known as orange fruited ginger, is a plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae endemic to Queensland, Australia. It was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller as Alpinia racemigera, and given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. It grows in well-developed rainforest and is mostly restricted to the wet tropics region.[4][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Genus: | Pleuranthodium |
| Species: | P. racemigerum
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References
edit- ^ Lofthus, Ø. (2019). "Pleuranthodium racemigerum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T117418034A124283907. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T117418034A124283907.en. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Pleuranthodium racemigerum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Pleuranthodium racemigerum (F.Muell.) R.M.Sm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Pleuranthodium racemigerum". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Search: species: Pleuranthodium racemigerum | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
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