Smile of Earth- 7

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Ginger family flowers

1White Ginger Lily
White Ginger Lily- Hedychium coronarium (Saugandhikapoo)

Ginger family (Zingiberaceae) is a family of flowering plants with aromatic perennial herbs.

Flowers may be showy or inconspicuous, as seen in these pictures. When inconspicuous, they are seen in showy cymose inflorescences, formed by conspicuous, spirally arranged bracts (leaflike structures). These flower clusters are cone-like in appearance. The Zingiberaceae flowers resemble orchid flowers.

Many species are economically important as ornamental plants, spices, or are used in traditional medicine. A few examples of this family are Ginger, Turmeric, Cardamom, Arrowroot etc.

The Insulin plant is a relative of this family.

4Wild ginger
Wild ginger- Zingiber zerumbet  (Mala inji)
3Insulin plant
Insulin plant- Costus igneus
2Red ginger
Red ginger- Alpinia purpurata

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