Flora : Puweah Angit / Etlingera littoralis from Rejang Land, Sumatra

Etlingera littoralis/red Etlingera with seven flower pod

This is Etlingera littoralis from Rejang Land Sumatara, the local name of this plant is Puweah Angit ( rejang language ),i found this ginger at talang rimbo lama village, in this area i found two form of Etlingera Littoralis (Etlingera Littoralis with seven flower pod and Etlingera Littoralis with five flower pod )

Etlingera littoralis/red Etlingera with five flower pod

Etlingera is a genus of Indo-Pacific terrestrial and perennial herbs in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae consisting of more than 100 different species found, mostly, near the equator.

Etlingera littoralis/red Etlingera with five flower pod

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Zingeberales
Family:	Zingeberaceae
Genus:	Etlingera
Species:	E. Littoralis

Image Location : Talang Rimbo Lama Village,South Curup District, Rejang Lebong Regency References :

• http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/8983/gingers/gingers.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etlingera

May 03, 2009