Category: Nature Photography
Posted: November 19, 2017



Etlingera elatior

torch ginger

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Flower Photos Contest Entry 
Etlingera elatior (also known as torch ginger, ginger flower, red ginger lily, torch lily, wild ginger, combrang, bunga kantan, Philippine wax flower, xiang bao jiaing, Indonesian tall ginger, boca de dragón, rose de porcelaine, and porcelain rose) is a species of herbaceous perennial plant.
The showy flowers are used in decorative arrangements, while the flower buds are an important ingredient in the Nonya dish laksa. In North Sumatra, the flower buds are used for a dish called arsik ikan mas (Andaliman/Szechuan pepper-spiced carp).
Ethanolic extracts of inflorescences have antimicrobial activity and are cytotoxic to HeLa cells.  Antioxidant activity of diarylheptanoids isolated from rhizomes is greater than α-tocopherol.  E. elatior has an antioxidant effect against lead-induced hepatotoxicity in rats.
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