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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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Globba
sp (Malaysia)
A beautify
species that have leaves decorated silver leaves.
It grows along slopes and on forest ground among
leaf litter in bright exposed environment. |
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| Hedychium |
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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 (Laos)
A beautiful miniature
species native to
Laos that produces silvery light green leaves
mottled with darker green patterns.Leaves grow
to about 5 - 6 cm in diameter. Flowers are bright
pink measuring about 2 - 3 cm. Kaempferia species
native to Laos are seasonal. Their rounded leaves
emerge during the wet months between May till
October. Leaves starts to turn yellow and fade
away during
the dry months between
November till April.
Nutrients will be stored in the rhizome and roots
while being dormant.
Cultivation
Tips: Best grown in a warm tropical humidity environment
between temperatures of 20-30 degree Celsius.
Prefers rich, well-drained, slightly acidic soil
such as peat mixed with pumice and perlite. While
with leaves, they can be exposed to bright to
almost direct sunlight. Reduce water when leaves
starts to turn yellow and fade away and keep
moderately dry while dormant. Begin water them
when growth tip starts to sprout in May.
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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
marginata "Metalica"
(Thailand)
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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
aff. larsenii
(Thailand)
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Kaempferia
aff. roscoeana 'Patterned Plate' (Thailand)
It produces broad to sub-orbicular
leaves that presses down on the soil. |
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Kaempferia
aff. roscoeana (Thailand)
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Kaempferia
aff. sisaketensis (Thailand)
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Kaempferia
sp 'Silver Stripes' (Thailand)
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Kaempferia
sp "Red
line" (Thailand)
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Kaempferia
sp. "Velvety"
(Thailand)
A beautiful ground hugging species native
to North Thailand and Laos that produces random
colored leaves ranging from all green to near black
or dark brown and randomly moltted with darker brown
patterns. Each leaf grows to about 5 - 6 inchs in
diameter. Flowers are white with some yellow, measuring
about 3 cm. Most Kaempferia Species native to Northern
Thailand and Laos are seasonal plants. Their rounded
leaves emerges during the wet months from May till
October. They can be exposed to bright to almost
direct sunlight. During the dry months from November
till April, their leaves will turn yellow and dry
up leaving the rhizome and roots stored with nutrients.
They should be kept moderately dry while during
dormancy. Water them when green tip starts to sprout
form the rhizome in May. They prefer well draining
media, a mix of peat, perlite and small pebbles.
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Kaempferia
sp "Silver Peacock" (Thailand)
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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. 'Kunstleri' (Malaysia)
This scaphochlamys
have greenish yellow bracts. |
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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
argenteum "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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