Alpinia purpurata goes by a few common names, including Red Ginger, Ostrich Plume, Pink Cone Ginger, Jungle King, Opuhi uteute, Tahitian Ginger, Ginger lily and Red cone ginger. It is widely cultivated in the tropics and subtropics. Vincent, Martinique, Jamaica, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, Suriname, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Yap, British Solomon Islands Protectorate, and Bismark Archipelago, Bougainville and many Central American nations, including Belize. The plant is native to Hawaii, Trinidad, Grenada, St. Red ginger belongs to the Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) and it is closely related to turmeric, cardamom, and galangal. Red ginger scientifically known as Alpinia purpurata is one of the families of ginger, but has different characteristics with other ginger.
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