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Pineapple Ginger

Tapeinochilos ananassae

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Field Notes

Description:

The variegated leaves in the foreground belong to an adjacent plant, see second picture for correct leaves in the background.

Habitat:

Leisure park - rainforest

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Thanks Sukanya, I think the variegated leaves belong to another plant in close proximity, In the background of the second picture are more flower heads and the correct type of leaves for your Ginger suggestion. The Wiki link only leads to a single species as the rest all come up stating 'page does not exist'. Mine does however look like the Pineapple Ginger, this picture taken at the same place https://www.alamy.com/stock-image-tapeinochilos-ananassae-pineapple-ginger-plant-grown-at-the-eden-project-160767711.html
SukanyaDatta
Some kind of Wild Ginger...Wax Ginger, Pineapple Ginger are all look-alikes. Please check: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapeinochilos These look quite similar to yours although the leaves are not variegated.
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PublishedJune 25, 2019

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