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 Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M.Sm. ‘Deep pink’

Synonym

:

Alpinia elatior Jack

Local name

:

Torch ginger

Family

:

Zingiberaceae

Flowering and fruiting period

:

Throughout year

Endemic/Exotic

:

Exotic

Uses

:

Ornamental

Key botanical characters:

Leafy shoot cylindric, 2-3 m tall. Leaves sessile to petiolate, lamina lanceolate, deep green above and green with pinkish shade beneath, glabrous. Inflorescence erect from the base of leafy sheath. Peduncle 1-2 m long, pale green with pinkish shade, glabrous. Spike (including flower) 14 x 12 cm, ovoid. Bracts spathulate, concave, deep pinkish tinge, glabrous. Flowers 4.5-5.2 cm long, labellum deep red with yellow margin.


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