Common names: Red ginger, Ostrich plume, Pink cone ginger
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Distribution: Native to New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Solomon Islands, Bismarck Archipelago and Bougainville. Widely cultivated and naturalized in the tropics.
Image locations: Khao Yai National Park Nakhon Ratchasima.
Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
Additional notes:Alpinia purpurata is the national flower of Samoa
Images of Alpinia purpurata from Thailand.
Alpinia purpurata Khao Yai N.P. Nakhon Ratchasima August