Flowers of the Ginger Plants

    Wild Ginger - Geostachys -      


This is one type of Ginger plants that are found on peaks of isolated mountains. There are 2 species of this genus recorded . The notable ones are:-

Geostachys elegans

Geostachys densiflora

 

First point- notice that the root stock are raised above ground by thick roots. They are on stilts. The stems usually clustered together.

 

The inflorescence on a fairly long stalk is standing upright. Each bearing 2 flowers at one time.

 

A close- up of the flowers - the lips over 10 mm, rounded and orange-yellow in colour

 

The next species

 

Unlike the earlier species, these plants congregate into a huge clump.

 

A close- up of the flowers -

 

A peduncle filled with stiff sheaths that hold the flowers.

 

 

And then the flowers themselves when blooming

 

The fruits after the flowering

Flowers of the Ginger Plants

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