Wild ginger (Alpinia japonica), Japan (IMAGE)

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Wild ginger (Alpinia japonica), Japan

Caption

The present study looked into the wild ginger in Japan (Alpinia japonica, Zingiberaceae). Its flowers open in the morning and wither around sunset, as many one-day flower plants do.

Credit

Shoko Sakai

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