Saturday 3 November 2012

Snapshots: Gingers at the SBG

(CNB 2011)






I took the photos of these beautiful, colourful inflorescences/flowers at the Ginger Garden of the Singapore Botanical Gardens the last time I was there. Some I have not yet been able to identify, but never mind, just ... enjoy!



 (CNB 2011)

Heliconia rostrata (CNB 2011)

Musella lasiocarpa/Golden lotus banana (CNB 2011)

Heliconia chartacea 'Sexy pink' (CNB 2011)

Calathea ... (CNB 2011)

Heliconia ... (CNB 2011)

Costus erythrophyllus/Red costus (CNB 2011)

Curcuma ... (CNB 2011)

(CNB 2011)

Musa coccinea/Red torch banana (CNB 2011)

Heliconia psittacorum (CNB 2011)

(CNB 2011)

Hedichium coronarium/Butterfly ginger (CNB 2011)

Heliconia psittacorum (CNB 2011)

These pictures show the Gingers (Zingiberaceae) and other banana-leafed families of Cannaceae, Marantaceae and Musaceae.
@SBG 2011

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