Ginger (Zingiber spectabile) is cultivated worldwide as a floriculture and landscaping species. Studies on the biology floral morphology of this species are important for its improvement; however, they scarce. We investigated reproductive gingers grown in germplasm bank. Floral development was monitored during pre-anthesis anthesis periods. morphometry, pollen viability, stigmatic receptivity, ...

A ginger species collected in Palawan, Philippines was initially thought to be Wurfbainia palawanensis but differs by the dark brown fertile bracts and red spinose fruits. This is also morphologically similar continental Asian microcarpa can distinguished from this entire ligule, petiolate lamina, congested rachis, presence of stripes at base labellum. Therefore, we here describe rubrofasciata ...