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Torch Ginger
Etlingera elatior
9.27, -83.81
Field Notes
Description:
Etlingera elatior (also known as Torch Ginger, Ginger Flower, Red Ginger Lily, Torch Lily, Wild Ginger, Combrang, Bunga Kantan, Philippine Wax Flower, Xiang Bao Jiaing, Indonesian Tall Ginger, Boca de Dragón, Rose de Porcelaine, Porcelain Rose) is a species of herbaceous perennial plant.
Habitat:
Seen in a garden in a mountainous rainforest area between San Isidro de la General and Dominical in Costa Rica.
Notes:
Leaves of E. elatior have the highest antioxidant, antibacterial and tyrosinase inhibition activities among five Etlingera species studied. Antioxidant properties (AOP) of leaves were significantly stronger than flowers and rhizomes.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2013
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