Zingiber spectabile

Common name: Beehive Ginger

Family: Zingiberaceae

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Country of Origin: Thailand to Pen. Malaysia

Description: This species has yellow and white curled bracts in its handsome shaped beehive type flowerhead. Desirable to florists but seldom enough to satisfy demand. A 6 foot plant that produces its flowers in clusters 8 inches across on a stem of 2 feet. Leaves are 12 inches long and 2 inches wide and are green.

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USDA Zone: 10a-11

Source: Banana Tree

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: commelinids
• Order: Zingiberales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Zingiberaceae
• SubFamily: Zingiberoideae
• Tribe: Zingibereae
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References:

1. 1995/1996 Banana Tree Seed Catalog
2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, January 10, 2017.
3. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Tuesday, January 10, 2017.

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