Torch Ginger

Species
Torch Ginger
Etlingera elatior
Location
Siem Reap

The waxy red "petals" are bracts. The true flowers are small and open in a ring around the cone, and the flower stalk rises straight from the ground, apart from the leafy shoots.

Torch Ginger

Torch ginger (Etlingera elatior). The waxy red "petals" are bracts.

Siem Reap

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