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Red Ginger

Alpinia purpurata

Description:

Large red bracts and small white flowers

Habitat:

Gardens and rain Forest

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3 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Oh..Nice one...can you add picture here if you have complete plant with leaves..!!

Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

AshishNimkar

This is the flower of Alpinia purpurata, most of the time we just see the bracts .

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 13 years ago

Talk about searching out the unusual!

Jonathan Sequeira
Spotted by
Jonathan Sequeira

Heredia, Costa Rica

Spotted on Nov 29, 2009
Submitted on Apr 17, 2011

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