Plant 3-4 m or so tall. Leaves lanceolate, blades to over 0.5 m long and 15 cm wide. Flower cluster generally long and pendulous. Flowers small, white, 1-2 together within the persistent red bracts.

Pacific Islands

Source: Spencer, R. (2005). Zingiberaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.