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This member of the Zingiberaceae family was
given this name by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It is found in India (and
now in Belize, Bolivia, Caribbean Islands, China, Comoros, Ecuador,
Gabon, Honduras, Madagascar, Panama, Peru and probably other places
as well). It is growing in a rich soil with quite some water and
some sun. The rhizomes can grow to four centimetres in diameter and
the plant can reach 150 centimetres in height.
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