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gallery of gingers
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| The young leaf of Etlingera brevilabrum has conspicuous purple patches. | Etlingera velutina from Sabah, Borneo. |
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| Etlingera megalocheilos from Sabah, Borneo. | Etlingera elatior from Long Mio, Sabah, with Stephen Padan. |
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| Etlingera elatior. The inflorescence is edible and tastes wonderful in fish soup. | The Iban
boy, Sean, admiring Etlingera nasuta, Sarawak, Borneo |
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| E. venusta
- a very attractive ginger from Peninsular Malaysia (photographed in the garden of Alan Carle, Australia). |
Etlingera solaris was first described from Java by Blume in 1827, has one of the largest fruits of any species of Etlingera. The fruit is edible. |







