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Etlingera

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In Zingiberales: Inflorescences
In the genus Etlingera (family Zingiberaceae), the inflorescence shoots are often so short that they do not emerge from the ground and all that can be seen is a circlet of flowers with prominent bright red petal-like structures (labella) radiating outward, the flower tubes and ovaries being below…
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classification of Zingiberaceae

In Zingiberaceae: Physical description
One genus, Etlingera, exhibits an unusual growth pattern. The floral parts grow below ground except for a circle of bright red, petal-like structures that emerge from the ground, yet the leafy shoots rise to 5 metres (16.4 feet).
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