Unknown parasitic flower

[Hidenobu Funakoshi]

Dear Dr Petterson,

This is not a parasite. This is Etlingera littoralis (J.Koenig) Giseke
of Zingiberaceae. The species shows a wide variation of color form
from scarlet with yellow margin to simple red and distribute in
southern China, Thailand, Malay Peninsular, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo.

Sincerely,
H.Funakoshi

>Dear fellow biologists,
>Can somebody help me with the determination of this parasitic flower?
>The photo was taken by a colleague of mine in the rainforest in
>Poring, Sabah, Malaysia.
>You will find a picture at:
>http://arbetsplats.slu.se:4032/Shared%20Documents/BO608.JPG
>
>Many thanks in advance
>B $BSS (Bge Pettersson

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