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Etlingera
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Etlingera elatior

Foliage, arching high above. It's 3-4 m tall, if not taller. Rio de Janeiro bot.g., Brazil. Planted. 2001-02-13.


Etlingera elatior (Jack) R. M. Sm.
Engl.: red torch ginger, torch-ginger, pink torch ginger, pink tulip ginger.
Deu.: Malayischer Fackelingwer.
Bot. syn.: Nicolaia elatior (Jack) Horan.

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