Etlingera is a genus of Indo-Pacific terrestrial and perennial herbs in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae consisting of more than 100 species found in tropical regions of the Old World. Some of the larger species have leafy shoots reaching almost 10 metres high, and the bases of these shoots are so stout as to seem almost woody. Others of the speci...
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(from the article `Zingiberales`) ...bracts, the whole inflorescence often being shaped like a pinecone. In species having long rhizome elements the inflorescence may appear some ...
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