Bailey, F.M. (1895), Botanic notes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 11: 18 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

• Etymology: "The variety is named after Mr. E. H. Arundell, a resident in the district, who has rendered much assistance towards collecting specimens of the Eumundi plants."

Schumann, K. in Engler, H.G.A. (1904), Das Pflanzenreich 20: 318 [basionym]

basionym of: Alpinia arundelliana (F.M.Bailey) K.Schum. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 542 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Alpinia arundelliana (F.M.Bailey) K.Schum. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 60 [secondary reference]

Smith, R.M. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1987), Zingiberaceae. Flora of Australia 45: 34 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Alpinia arundelliana (F.M.Bailey) K.Schum. legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Zingiberaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 355 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Alpinia arundelliana (F.M.Bailey) K.Schum. legitimate

Wilson, Peter G. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Zingiberaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 255 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Alpinia arundelliana (F.M.Bailey) K.Schum. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Alpinia coerulea var. arundelliana Stanley orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Alpinia arundelliana (F.M.Bailey) K.Schum. legitimate

Bean, A.R. (20 April 2020), Lectotypification of three species names of Australian Alpinia Roxb. (Zingiberaceae). Austrobaileya 10(4): 663 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Queensland. MORETON DISTRICT: Eumundi, November 1894, F.M. Bailey & J. Simmonds s.n. (lecto: BRI [AQ0340707] [here designated]; isolecto: K 000928012, i.d.v.)"

Bean, A.R. (20 April 2020), Lectotypification of three species names of Australian Alpinia Roxb. (Zingiberaceae). Austrobaileya 10(4): 663 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Alpinia arundelliana (F.M.Bailey) K.Schum. legitimate

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