Nikon FG, Nikkor 55mm micro Polaroid 200 speed film

From:  Gerald D. Carr [SMTP:gerry@hawaii.edu] Sent:   Monday, January 12, 1998 9:20 AM Dear Jim, Your photo is one of a very common plant in the Islands.  It is called Alpinia purpurata.  It is in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae and it is commonly called red ginger.  Your photo shows only the colorful bracts associated with the flowers of this plant.  You may want to check out my web pages to see the flowers of this and other gingers (and other Hawaiian plants). You can get started with the following:

Please click here to see more beautiful Island flowers.

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