Zingiberaceae

Burbidgea schizocheila

Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 13, 2018

Golden brush or or voodoo flame ginger is native to Borneo. It is one of 5 species in the genus, all endemic to the world’s third largest island.

Curcuma longa

Published by Daniel Mosquin on January 10, 2018

If you aren’t familiar with this species as Curcuma longa, perhaps you will know it by a different name: turmeric.

Kaempferia galanga

Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 14, 2015

Kaempferia galanga is an herbaceous species with pale-green, fragrant rhizomes. It usually has two leaves (measuring up to 10cm across by 15cm long) that spread flat on the ground. Kaempferia galanga‘s inflorescence is sessile and ephemeral–lasting only a single day–with the flowers being white with purple spots on some of the petals.

Hedychium ‘Tara’

Published by Daniel Mosquin on September 19, 2005

‘Tara’ ginger lily has been the subject of debate among Hedychium taxonomists: Hedychium coccineum ‘Tara’ or Hedychium gardnerianum ‘Tara’ or a hybrid? This photograph was submitted as Hedychium gardnerianum ‘Tara’, while I’ve chosen to use what we’ve settled on at UBC with the plants in our collection, Hedychium ‘Tara’.

Roscoea sp. EN.2489

Published by Daniel Mosquin on August 20, 2005

Photographed yesterday evening in the Asian Garden, Roscoea is one of the few members of the Zingiberaceae (the ginger family) that can be grown outside of tropical / subtropical climates, owing to the fact that it is a high altitude plant in its native range.

Zingiberaceae

Burbidgea schizocheila

Curcuma longa

Kaempferia galanga

Hedychium ‘Tara’

Roscoea sp. EN.2489

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