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The black shiny
leaves of black ginger - Zingiber malaysiana, stand out from the more
common species from the Z. citrinum complex. The in-situ photo is taken
from Labis area of Johore at a very damp forest. This species is endemic to
Malaysia and is only formally described in 2002.
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Boesenbergia is
a group of small to mid size forest gingers from East Asia.
Bosenbergia
rotunda - a spice from India and Yunnan.
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Another Boesenbergia
collected from dense forest in Malaysia.
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Cucurma is a
favourite spice in Asian cooking, where C. domestica rhizome is the
souce of the yellow tumeric powder. The attractive flower heads
consisting of the colourful and long lasting bracts (shown here) and
small short lived flowers (not shown) also render them good
horticultural subjects.
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Globba
is a genus of small to mid-size gingers with interesting flowers and
often coloured bracts. Shown here is a form of G. variabilis with
velvety leaves from Johore.
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A yellow globba
phoographed in-situ at Johore. Clearly shown is the anther with 4
appendages, an important parameter for species identification.
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Globba
leucanthra (in situ, Panti swamp) - the white coloured bracts and
flowers readily identifies this species. This is a relatively big member
of the Globba genus. |
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The very pretty
leaves of a plant from Marantacea family - this species is from lowland
Malaysia,
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Orchidantha
maxillaroides is from the Lowicea family, related to ginger. The flower
resembles an orchid, complete with the lips.
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