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R. auriculata - a rhizomatous plant to 20-40cm tall from the Himalayan clade. The green leaf blades are up to 20cm long and the sheaths are a purplish colour. The flowers are purple with white staminodes.
R. forrestii - a rhizomatous plant to 17.5-30cm tall from the Chinese clade. The green leaf blades may be slightly hairy and are up to 13cm long. The leaf sheaths are splattered with pink. The flowers are purple or yellow and to 13cm long.
There are around 20 species of this genus which come from Asia, chiefly from the Himalayas and China. Unlike many other members of the ginger family which come from tropical regions these plants originate in mountainous regions. These plants are often divided into two groups: a Himalayan clade and a Chinese clade.
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