Found in northern South America, this species is known as Rumipanga, and those large leaves are used to wrap food for cooking. Amacayacu Park, Colombian Amazon.
herb to 3 m, stems erect, leaf lamina 60-80 cm; peduncle green, bracts pale yellow-green to cream, tepals and anthers dark cream-yellow. Photo Project web address: www.inbio.ac.cr/pila-darwin/
Found in the Amazon basin and adjacent uplands of Ecuador and Peru. Photo from Jatun Sacha Reserve, Ecuador, where it is known as Uchu Panga.In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/gingers/index.html