African Rose Ginger is a perennial herb, growing
from a short thick rhizome. Leaves are almost fully developed at the
time of flowering.Flowers are borne in a (up to) 15-flowered
inflorescence on a separate shoot from the base of the leaves. Flowers
are short-lived, appearing in succession, large and showy, pink with a
white centre. The large lip has a yellow nectar guide with or without a
dark purple mark on either side. Leaves are broadly elliptic, 2-5 times
as long as broad, the leaf bases tapering to a long false leaf-stalk;
ligule absent. African Rose Ginger is native to Africa, cultivated in
India. Flowering: July-August.
Identification credit: Susmita Basu
Photographed in Kolkata.
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