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Keywords: Zingiberaceae | Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L. Burtt & R.M. Smith | cultivated in Ecuador
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Thank you to lorax @ UBC Botanical Garden Forums of Ecuador for submitting today's photograph (original. Much appreciated!
Cal's Plant of the Week featured shell ginger several years ago. Native to eastern Asia, it is one of the species in which the leaves are used in the wrapping of zongzi (Chinese rice dumplings).
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at July 28, 2007 6:44 AM
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Posted by: ChrisDiver27 at July 28, 2007 10:01 AM
Alpinia zerumbet - Z10 - RHS Index of Garden Plants, Griffiths
Alpinia zerumbet - min 7 degrees C/45 degrees F -
A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Brickell, Cole, Zuk
Posted by: Beverley at July 29, 2007 9:49 AM
Alpinia, al-pin-e-a; after P. Alpinus, an Italian botanist. Tropical herbaceous perennials. Plant Names Simplified, Johnson and Smith
Posted by: Beverley at July 29, 2007 9:53 AM
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Wow! This photo brought back memories of growing up here in Hawai`i...we call this shell ginger, and black bumblebees have a strong predeliction for it and its slightly spicy aroma...beautiful!