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Zingiber zerumbet
Plant with a large red flower spike which was approx. 20cm tall. The whole plant had thin stems which reached a height of about a metre.
Along the side of a track, and going back into the undergrowth either side of the track, in a tropical monsoon forest.
Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam.
Spotted on Oct 16, 2012
Submitted on Oct 26, 2012
4 Comments
Two in one - shampoo AND conditioner :))
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zingiber_ze...
Why is this name? Is it used for hair conditioning?
Thanks Asergio & the Chief!
It is a species of ginger.