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Beehive ginger

Zingiber spectabile

Photo by auntnance123
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Field Notes

Habitat:

spotted on grounds of botanical gardens

Reference Links:

PlantFiles: Picture #5 of Beehive Ginger (Zingiber spectabile)

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Comments (2)
auntnance123
Interesting, Sanjay. I don't recall these having a particular ginger smell, but this was a very large garden with so many varieties of flowers. I've added a pair of photos showing the collected water in the 'cups'.
SanjaySaklani
a very cool looking plant. It has these rather large inflorescences that look like honey-comb especially as they are yellow coloured (that slowly turn red!). The little 'cups' of the inflorescence hold water (take a look at the picture!). It's from the same genus as ginger and the water collected in these cups carry the very same ginger smell.
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2012

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