| Red Button Ginger |
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| File size | 310340 |
| Original date | 9/14/08 8:01 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1360 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 6.3mm |
| Exposure time | 1/13s |
| Aperture | 3.8 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | SONY |
| Camera model | DSC-P52 |
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Botanical name: Costus woodsonii Family: Costaceae (Spiral Ginger family)
Red button ginger is a beautiful plant which has gently spiralled stems and grows to about a meter in height. The leaves are broadly elliptic,
deep green, the bracts of
the inflorescence are waxy red, and the flowers range from yellow to
orange. This magnificent type of Ginger is very easy to grow and flower
most of the year. The red button ginger was first collected in 1941 on Old
Bank Island in Panama. The plant was renamed in 1972 to honor Dr. Robert
Woodson who dedicated much of his life to the project of compiling the
Flora of Panama under the auspices of the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Identification credit: Prashant Awale
| Photographed in Chembur, Mumbai. |