Gandasuli

Kota Belud, Sabah, Malaysia

Colorful fruit of the Butterfly Ginger from the Mesilau Sanctuary, Sabah, Borneo.

Native mainly to western Indonesia, and known as Butterfly Ginger in gardening. Photo from the Mesilau Sanctuary, Sabah, Borneo.

Jeniang, Kedah, Malaysia.Globba pendula Roxb. Zingiberaceae. CN: [Malay - Halia burung, Meroyan tinggal, Meroyan air, Halia hutan, Puar birah], Pendulous globba, Woodland ginger. Native to Indo-China, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Malesia ecozone (Malaysia, Sumatera, Java, Borneo). Non-aromatic member of the ginger family. Herb growing up to 100 cm; leaf acuminate-caudex apex with stiff and hairs on above lateral veins; leaves arranged in two rows. Inflorescence elongated, nodding with rather long cincinni; flowers orange and subsessile; staminode longer than lateral petal lobes, anther with two appendages. Concoction used by natives for post-natal bath.Synonym(s):Globba panicoides Miq.Globba wallichii BakerGlobba aphylla Miq.Globba calophylla Ridl.Globba ciliata JackGlobba debilis Ridl.Globba expansa Wall. ex HoranGlobba fasciata Ridl.Globba hura (J.F.Gmel.) Roxb. [Illegitimate]Globba kingii Bakerand many more; see www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-247154Ref and suggested reading:FRIM Flora Databasewww.globinmed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=a...www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-247154

Jeniang, Kedah, Malaysia.Globba pendula Roxb. Zingiberaceae. CN: [Malay - Halia burung, Meroyan tinggal, Meroyan air, Halia hutan, Puar birah], Pendulous globba, Woodland ginger. Native to Indo-China, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Malesia ecozone (Malaysia, Sumatera, Java, Borneo). Non-aromatic member of the ginger family. Herb growing up to 100 cm; leaf acuminate-caudex apex with stiff and hairs on above lateral veins; leaves arranged in two rows. Inflorescence elongated, nodding with rather long cincinni; flowers orange and subsessile; staminode longer than lateral petal lobes, anther with two appendages. Concoction used by natives for post-natal bath.Synonym(s):Globba panicoides Miq.Globba wallichii BakerGlobba aphylla Miq.Globba calophylla Ridl.Globba ciliata JackGlobba debilis Ridl.Globba expansa Wall. ex HoranGlobba fasciata Ridl.Globba hura (J.F.Gmel.) Roxb. [Illegitimate]Globba kingii Bakerand many more; see www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-247154Ref and suggested reading:FRIM Flora Databasewww.globinmed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=a...www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-247154

Curtis's botanical magazine..London ; New York [etc.] :Academic Press [etc.].biodiversitylibrary.org/page/436507

Native to India, but known as True Cardamon and widely planted for that spice. Naturalized in parts of the Neotropics. Photo from Jatun Sacha gardens, Ecuador.

Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia

Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. SmZINGIBERACEAE Local: Braslia, BrasilRef.: Lorenzi, H. e Souza, H.M. Plantas Ornamentais no Brasil. 4 edio. Plantarum, 2008.

Showing the dwarfing of the Torch Ginger flower-head by its giant plant. Known as Boca del Dragon here in Nicaragua and as Honje in its native Indonesia.In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/gingers/index.html

Mom Che Puteh's Garden, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.Etlingera elatior (Jack) R. M. Sm. Zingiberaceae. CN: [Malay - Bunga kantan, Bunga siantan], Torch ginger, Ginger flower, Red ginger lily, Torch lily, Wild ginger, Combrang, Philippine wax flower, Xiang Bao Jiaing, Indonesian tall ginger, Boca de dragn, Rose de porcelaine, Porcelain rose. Native to Malesia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines). Widely cultivated in tropics as ornamental and folk medicines. The showy pink flowers are an important ingredient in oriental cooking.Synonym(s):Alpinia elatior JackAlpinia magnifica RoscoeElettaria speciosa BlumeNicolaia elatior (Jack) Horan.Nicolaia speciosa (Blume) Horan.Phaeomeria magnifica (Roscoe) K. Schum.Phaeomeria speciosa (Blume) Koord.Achasma yunnanensis T.L. Wu & S.J. ChenAlpinia acrostachya Steud.Alpinia diracodes Loes. [Illegitimate]Alpinia elatior JackAlpinia javanica (Blume) D.Dietr. [Illegitimate]Alpinia speciosa (Blume) D.Dietr.Amomum magnificum (Roscoe) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.Amomum tridentatum (Kuntze) K.Schum.Bojeria magnifica (Roscoe) Raf.Cardamomum magnificum (Roscoe) KuntzeCardamomum speciosum (Blume) KuntzeCardamomum tridentatum KuntzeDiracodes javanica BlumeEtlingera elatior var. alba Todam & C.K.LimEtlingera elatior var. pileng Ongsakul & C.K.LimGeanthus speciosus Reinw. ex Blume [Invalid]Hornstedtia imperialis (Lindl.) Ridl.Nicolaia imperialis Horan.Nicolaia intermedia ValetonNicolaia magnifica (Roscoe) K.Schum. ex ValetonPhaeomeria imperialis Lindl. [Invalid]Ref and suggested reading:www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-244696www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?409477en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etlingera_elatioren.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etlingera_elatior

Etlingera elatior (Jack) R.M. Sm ZINGIBERACEAE Local: Braslia, BrasilRef.: Lorenzi, H. e Souza, H.M. Plantas Ornamentais no Brasil. 4 edio. Plantarum, 2008.

Valencia, Central Visayas, Philippines

Mom Che Puteh's Garden, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.Etlingera elatior (Jack) R. M. Sm. Zingiberaceae. CN: [Malay - Bunga kantan, Bunga siantan], Torch ginger, Ginger flower, Red ginger lily, Torch lily, Wild ginger, Combrang, Philippine wax flower, Xiang Bao Jiaing, Indonesian tall ginger, Boca de dragn, Rose de porcelaine, Porcelain rose. Native to Malesia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines). Widely cultivated in tropics as ornamental and folk medicines. The showy pink flowers are an important ingredient in oriental cooking.Synonym(s):Alpinia elatior JackAlpinia magnifica Roscoe "Amomum magnificum ined."Elettaria speciosa BlumeNicolaia elatior (Jack) Horan.Nicolaia speciosa (Blume) Horan.Phaeomeria magnifica (Roscoe) K. Schum.Phaeomeria speciosa (Blume) Koord.Ref and suggested reading:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etlingera_elatioren.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etlingera_elatior

Jinotega, Nicaragua

Mom Che Puteh's Garden, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.Etlingera elatior (Jack) R. M. Sm. Zingiberaceae. CN: [Malay - Bunga kantan, Bunga siantan], Torch ginger, Ginger flower, Red ginger lily, Torch lily, Wild ginger, Combrang, Philippine wax flower, Xiang Bao Jiaing, Indonesian tall ginger, Boca de dragn, Rose de porcelaine, Porcelain rose. Native to Malesia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines. Widely cultivated in tropics as ornamental and folk medicines. The showy pink flowers are an important ingredient in oriental cooking.Synonym(s):Alpinia elatior JackAlpinia magnifica Roscoe "Amomum magnificum ined."Elettaria speciosa BlumeNicolaia elatior (Jack) Horan.Nicolaia speciosa (Blume) Horan.Phaeomeria magnifica (Roscoe) K. Schum.Phaeomeria speciosa (Blume) Koord.Ref and suggested reading:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etlingera_elatioren.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etlingera_elatior

Singapore, Central Singapore, Singapore

Iquitos, Loreto, Per

Mom Che Puteh's Garden, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.Etlingera elatior (Jack) R. M. Sm. Zingiberaceae. CN: [Malay - Bunga kantan, Bunga siantan], Torch ginger, Ginger flower, Red ginger lily, Torch lily, Wild ginger, Combrang, Philippine wax flower, Xiang Bao Jiaing, Indonesian tall ginger, Boca de dragn, Rose de porcelaine, Porcelain rose. Native to Malesia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines). Widely cultivated in tropics as ornamental and folk medicines. The showy pink flowers are an important ingredient in oriental cooking.Synonym(s):Alpinia elatior JackAlpinia magnifica Roscoe "Amomum magnificum ined."Elettaria speciosa BlumeNicolaia elatior (Jack) Horan.Nicolaia speciosa (Blume) Horan.Phaeomeria magnifica (Roscoe) K. Schum.Phaeomeria speciosa (Blume) Koord.Ref and suggested reading:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etlingera_elatioren.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etlingera_elatior

Lonavala, Maharashtra, India

Lonavala, Maharashtra, India

Lonavala, Maharashtra, India

Lonavala, Maharashtra, India

Lonavala, Maharashtra, India