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Common names: | Globba ginger (English) Mauve dancing girls (English) |
Description: | Herb to 60 cm. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, glaucous beneath; base cordate. Bracts to 3 cm, ovate, purple; each cincinnus 1-several-flowered. Corolla yellow; lip and staminodes orange-yellow. Stamen filament 2 cm; anthers with 2 spurs. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Native of Thailand |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Image last updated: | Sunday 8 April 2007 |
Literature: |
Brickell, C. (ed.) (1996). Royal Horticultural Society: A-Z of Garden Plants Dorling Kindersley Ltd, London Page 477. (Includes a picture). |
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