Kifugetto - Kifugetto

Japanese: キフゲットウ - きふげっとう
Kifugetto - Kifugetto

...The flowers are white and fleshy, with lip-like petals that have yellow edges and red spots. Kifugetou cv.Variegata is a variegated variety of Alpinia speciosa with yellow diagonal stripes on both sides of the leaves, and these leaves are cultivated on Hachijojima for use as fresh flowers. Among the Alpinia species, Red Ginger A. purpurata (Vieill.) K.Schum. (English name: red ginger) is famous as a cut flower in Hawaii, with beautiful red flowers. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kifugetou" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…花は白く肉質で,唇状の花弁の縁は黄色くその縁に赤色の斑点が入る。キフゲットウcv.Variegataはゲットウの斑(ふ)入品種で葉の両側に黄色の斜線模様が入り,この葉は生花用に八丈島で栽培されている。ゲットウ類のうち,花が赤く美しいレッド・ジンジャーA.purpurata (Vieill.) K.Schum.(英名red ginger)は,ハワイの切花として有名。…

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