| Latin Name | Observation date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Zingiber zerumbet | October 08 2024 | Buket Alue Puteh, Aceh, Indonesia |
Zingiber zerumbet is a wild plant from Indonesia, this plant is better known as lempuyang or forest ginger which is one of the wild plants belonging to the zingiberaceae family, basically this plant is a wild plant that grows in dense forests and bushes, but along with Over time Zingiber zerumbet has become a cultivated plant in several areas such as East Java, Kalimantan and Sulawesi, this plant is very important, especially for people in rural areas as an ingredient for traditional medicine and cooking spices.
This plant has an upright stem and reaches a height of 1-2 meters. At first glance you will see that this plant is similar to galangal, which is a type of spice plant that has long been popular, but the difference is in the color and flowers, and is one of the attractions of Zingiber. zerumbet is a flower that appears in a cone formation and is bright red, as you can see in the picture, the Zingiber zerumbet flower appears on a shorter stalk and looks as if it emerged from the ground, apart from having a unique shape, bright color, but Zingiber zerumbet flowers also have a fragrant and distinctive aroma.
| Camera used | smartphone |
|---|---|
| Lens | Macro |
| Photography | Zingiber zerumbet |
| Location | Buket Alue Puteh |
| Photographer | @lightofhope |
| Link to original | community |
|---|---|
| Link | https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/246607631 |
| Latitude Longitude | Map | |
|---|---|---|
| =5.080479 | =97.46383 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.0804793232&mlon=97.4638302997 |