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Etlingera
brevilabrum (Malaysia)
Endemic to Borneo, growing in dense forest
on riverbanks in limestone, sandy rich clay soil.
It produces purple-magenta blotches on young leaves
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Etlingera
elatior (Thailand, Malaysia,
Indonesia)
A widely distributed species commonly
grown for its edible flower buds, often used as
spice to flavor food. It is common in exposed habitats
and grows near rivers. Flowers are huge are extremely
beautiful. |
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Etlingera
elatior "Red Leaves"
(Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia)
The origins of this cultivar remains
unclear, it is highly likely to have came from Thailand.
The underside of the leaves are deep red in color,
widely used for landscaping gardens. |
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Etlingera
venusta (Thailand, Malaysia)
Another beautiful species found
in exposed slopes of lowland to montane rainforest
in the state of Pahang, Malaysia. It produces huge
attractive rose-like bracts with small flowers emerging
to attract pollinators such as birds. It was seen
blooming in Feburary. |
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Etlingera
megalocheilos (Singapore,
Malaysia, Indonesia)
Often found in open areas such
as abandoned plantations, gardens or places near
rivers or streams. Their fruits are edible and often
eaten by mouse deer. |
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Etlingera
nasuta (Malaysia)
Endemic to Borneo, growing in
diverse habitats and more common in disturbed vegetation.
Occurs in lowland to 1220m. |
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| Globba
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Globba
leucantha
(Malaysia)
This is a lowland species
that occurs from state of Johor to the state of
Perak in Peninsular Malaysia. They are rather tall
within the genus, growing to about 2 - 3 feet tall.
Carrying long string for fruits and white flowers.
They occur is shady places or near exposed trails
where humidity is high.
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Globba
patens (Malaysia,
Thailand)
This beautiful species grows to
about 12" to 15" tall, often suspending
bunches of yellow bracts and flowers. It requies
high humidity to grow well and when humidity is
low the leaves will curl up slightly. |
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Globba
pendula (Malaysia)
This
species grows in shaded montane forest along exposed
areas where they receive a few hours of direct light
daily. They grow to about 3ft tall and produce a
string of light-yellow flowers. |
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Globba
unifolia (Malaysia)
A small species found in lowland rainforest
of Malaysia in the state of Johor. They grow
to about 5 - 7 inches tall, with bright orange-red
flowers and red bracts.
Leaves are dark green and velverty with a purplish-red
underside. |
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Globba
winitii (Thailand)
A popular
and widely grown ginger that is endemic to Thailand.
It has deep purple reflexed bracts with bright yellow
flowers. |
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Hedychium
coronarium (India)
Widely cultivated for its fragrance and
beautiful white flowers. A popular landscape plant
that can be exposed to bright light but best given
some shade. |
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Hedychium
longicornutum (Malaysia)
A rare epiphytic ginger that grows on
trees of lowland forest. They are found in part-shaded
forest with their thick succulent roots wrapped
around tree branches and often trapping leaf-litter
and nutrients. |
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| Kaempferia |
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Kaempferia
galanga (China, Cambodia, India)
A species found in open areas of China,
Taiwan, Cambodia and India. Widely cultivated for
their medicinal properties and aromatic favors for
food. It produces broad to sub-orbicular leaves
that presses down on the soil. |
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Kaempferia
gilbertii 'Varigated' |
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Kaempferia
hieroglyphica (Thailand) |
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Kaempferia
laotica (Thailand) |
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Kaempferia
marginata (Thailand)
This It produces broad to sub-orbicular
leaves that presses down on the soil. |
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Kaempferia
pulchra (Thailand) |
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Kaempferia
pulchra (Thailand) |
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Kaempferia
roscoeana (Thailand)
It
produces broad to sub-orbicular leaves that presses
down on the soil. |
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Kaempferia
rotunda (South East Asia)
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Kaempferia
sp 'Silver Striped' (Thailand)
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Kaempferia
sp (Thailand)
It produces broad
to sub-orbicular leaves that presses down on the
soil. |
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| Scaphochlamys |
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Scaphochlamys
biloba
(Malaysia) |
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Scaphochlamys
kunstleri
(Malaysia) |
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Scaphochlamys
kunstleri
Var. 'Kunstleri' (Malaysia) |
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Scaphochlamys
kunstleri Var. 'Rubra' (Malaysia) |
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Scaphochlamys
kunstleri Var. 'Speciosa' (Malaysia) |
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Scaphochlamys
minutiflora (Thailand) |
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Scaphochlamys
reticosa
(Malaysia)
A dwarf species only about 6"
- 7" tall with heavily textured leaves. |
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Scaphochlamys
sp (Malaysia) |
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Scaphochlamys
lanceolata (Malaysia) |
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| Zingiber |
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Zingiber
malaysianum (Malaysia) |
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Zingiber
ottensii (Singapore) |
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Zingiber
spectabile (Malaysia) |
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Zingiber
zerumbet 'Varigated'
(Singapore, Malaysia) |
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Zingiber
sp "Silver Leaves"(Malaysia)
This is a dwarf species that grows in the
tropical humid rainforest of Malaysia. It grows
to about 15" tall with broad rounded leaves
covered with a layer of silvery pigments. They prefer
shaded conditions to present the best coloration
of their leaves. Flower bracts are dark pink. |
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| Other
Ginger Species |
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Boesenbergia
variegata (Malaysia) |
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Burbidgea
nitida (Malaysia,
Borneo) |
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Cornukaempferia
aurantiflora (Thailand) |
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Cornukaempferia
longipetiolata (Thailand) |
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Costus
speciosus (Malaysia) |
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Curcuma
aeruginosa (Thailand) |
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Curcuma
larsenii (Thailand) |
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Curcuma
rhabdota (Thailand) |
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Hornstedtia
scyphifera (Singapore,
Malaysia) |
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Stahlianthus
sp (Thailand) |
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