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Narrow-leaved Ginger
Alpinia modesta
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This is a small ginger with, as the common name
suggests, dark green narrow leaves.
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There is with no petiole where the leaves
join up with the pseudo-stem.
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The underside veins and edges of the leaves, and
the main pseudo-stems often have a reddish tinge (Nicholson and Nicholson 1994).
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Flowers are produced at the end of the main stalks, and are followed by small
blue fruits.
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The rhizome which is just
underneath the ground can be eaten and tastes slightly of ginger.
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This plant is
found in the tropical rainforest of eastern and north-eastern Queensland
(Nicholson and Nicholson 1994).
Script courtesy
of Naturalist Guide Damon Ramsey
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