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Mom Che Puteh's Garden, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.  Etlingera elatior (Jack) R. M. Sm. Zingiberaceae. CN: [Malay - Bunga kantan, Bunga siantan], Torch ginger, Ginger flower, Red ginger lily, Torch lily, Wild ginger, Combrang, Philippine wax flower, Xiang Bao Jiaing, Indonesian tall ginger, Boca de dragón, Rose de porcelaine, Porcelain rose. Native to Malesia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines). Widely cultivated in tropics as ornamental and folk medicines. The showy pink flowers are an important ingredient in oriental cooking.  Synonym(s): Alpinia elatior Jack Alpinia magnifica Roscoe  "Amomum magnificum ined." Elettaria speciosa Blume Nicolaia elatior (Jack) Horan. Nicolaia speciosa (Blume) Horan. Phaeomeria magnifica (Roscoe) K. Schum. Phaeomeria speciosa (Blume) Koord.  Ref and suggested reading: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etlingera_elatior en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etlingera_elatior