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Family Zingiberaceae

HAWAII - NATURALIZED

Alpinia purpurata

Waimanalo, Oahu

Kihei, Maui

RED GINGER

Forms thickets up to 5 feet tall in wet areas.  True flower is white, found among red or pink flowering bracts.  Young plants begin as shoots from the inflorescence in addition to rhizomes.  Native to Malaysia & cultivated in warm areas worldwide.