Etlingera hemisphaerica

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Cultivation

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Read about Etlingera hemisphaerica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Amomum hemisphaericum, Baker. Sts. densely tufted, 10-12 ft.: Lvs. distichous, short-petioled above the sheathing base, 1½ ft. long and 3 in. broad, cuspidate, green above and claret-brown beneath: fls. very numerous, in a globose head, the outer bracts large and empty, obtuse, tinged brown, the inner bracts nearly as long as the fl.; lobes of calyx and corolla green; lip strap- shaped, emarginate, red-brown in middle and yellow at edge. Straits Settlements. B.M. 7592. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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