Zingiber spectabile Griff.
Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia.
Habitat. Zingiber spectabile Griff. Zingiberaceae. CN: [Malay - Tepus tanah, Tepus halia, Tepus halia puar, Tepus tunduk, Tepai, Chadak], Beehive ginger, Gold beehive ginger, Black gingerwort, Golden scepter, Nodding gingerwort, Malaysian ginger. Native of Thailand, peninsular Malaysia (Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Trengganu). Common herb about 2 m tall in lowland forests. Pouch-like yellowish inflorescence bracts with incurved margins; distinctive flower having dark purple with many small dots. Used in folk medicine to reduce swellings and cleaning eyelids.
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
Kamus Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Malaysia
Gingers of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. K. Larsen, et. al.
Zingiber spectabile Griff.
Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia.
Habitat. Zingiber spectabile Griff. Zingiberaceae. CN: [Malay - Tepus tanah, Tepus halia, Tepus halia puar, Tepus tunduk, Tepai, Chadak], Beehive ginger, Gold beehive ginger, Black gingerwort, Golden scepter, Nodding gingerwort, Malaysian ginger. Native of Thailand, peninsular Malaysia (Negri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Trengganu). Common herb about 2 m tall in lowland forests. Pouch-like yellowish inflorescence bracts with incurved margins; distinctive flower having dark purple with many small dots. Used in folk medicine to reduce swellings and cleaning eyelids.
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
Kamus Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Malaysia
Gingers of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. K. Larsen, et. al.