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Fruit of Kahli Ginger, native to northern India but common though southeast Asia.
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Native to India, but known as True Cardamon and widely planted for that spice. Naturalized in parts of the Neotropics. Photo from Jatun Sacha gardens, Ecuador.
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Calle Iguana Anton Valle, Panama
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This is used as a condiment in the Orient, known as Greater Galangal in English and Lengkuas in Bahasa. Photo from near Sakau, Sabah, Borneo.
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Native to the Amazon basin. Photo from Amacayacu Park, Colombia.
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A flower of Hitchenia caulina from Zingiberaceae.
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Native in Sumatra and Java. Photo from the former.
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Hedychium gardnerianumKahili ginger. Grows in nature in the Himalayas in India, Nepal, and Bhutan. Kahili ginger is regarded as one the 100 most invasive species in the world by the IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group.. It is a serious weed in Hawaii, New Zealand, and the Azores. Some research indicates the villosin, a compound found in H. gardnerianum, may be of use in treatment of small cell lung cancer. Photographed in a private garden in Berkeley, CA where it grows as a pot plant.
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Colorful fruit of the Butterfly Ginger from the Mesilau Sanctuary, Sabah, Borneo.
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Young bracts of Hitchenia caulina from Zingiberaceae.
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Despite its small size, Baku Tabu is used as a condiment from Thailand to Java. Photo from central Sumatra. I
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Native mainly to western Indonesia, and known as Butterfly Ginger in gardening. Photo from the Mesilau Sanctuary, Sabah, Borneo.
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Hedychium gardnerianumKahili ginger(reverse side). Grows in nature in the Himalayas in India, Nepal, and Bhutan. Kahili ginger is regarded as one the 100 most invasive species in the world by the IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group.. It is a serious weed in Hawaii, New Zealand, and the Azores. Some research indicates the villosin, a compound found in H. gardnerianum, may be of use in treatment of small cell lung cancer. Photographed in a private garden in Berkeley, CA where it grows as a pot plant.
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