Etlingera hemisphaerica

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Etlingera hemisphaerica']

• English: Torch ginger, Torch lily
• français: Rose de porcelaine
• Bahasa Indonesia: Honje hutan, kecombrang
• Bahasa Melayu: Kantan hutan, Kantan liar
• Sunda: Honjé leuweung

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Cladus: commelinids • Ordo: Zingiberales • Familia: Zingiberaceae • Genus: Etlingera • Species: Etlingera hemisphaerica (Bl.) R.M.Sm. (1986)

Synonyms

Elettaria hemisphaerica Blume (1827)
Nicolaia atropurpurea (Teijsm.& Binn.) Valeton (1904)
Phaeomeria atropurpurea (Teijsm.& Binn.) K. Schumann (1904)

Plant habitus

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  Planted at backyard. Darmaga, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.
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  Purplish leaves underneath.
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  Rhizome and young stem.

Inflorescence

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  Inflorescence, fringed with labellae (sing.: labellum)
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  Recently open inflorescence. Its nectar invites ants.
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  New (bud) and old inflorescence.
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  Individual flower.