Scientific name: Alpinia purpurata 'Jungle Queen'
Synonym: Guillainia purpurata
Common name: Pink Ginger
Chinese name: 紅花月桃 (hong hua yue tao)
Malay name: Alpinia merah
Family: Zingiberaceae
Common name: Pink Ginger
Chinese name: 紅花月桃 (hong hua yue tao)
Malay name: Alpinia merah
Family: Zingiberaceae
Origin: South West Pacific
Category: Perenial herb
Photo taken at: Putrajaya Floria 2010
Note:
There are some hybrids, e.g. Alpinia purpurata 'Jungle Queen' which has white flowers among its pink bracts and Alpinia purpurata 'Jungle King' has white flowers among red bracts.
I have not come across the pink variety but I still think the red one is more striking
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