I recently found two very interesting gingers in west Kalimantan. Finding an ID for either has proven very difficult so I thought I might give this forum a shot.

Can anyone ID either of these?

1. Possible Globba? That's my hand in the image to give it some scale.
http://www.sumatraflora.com/images/image-gallery/mini-redginger.jpg

2. I'm guessing a Hornstedia of some kind, it had stilted roots.
http://www.sumatraflora.com/images/image-gallery/ginger-clapping.jpg

Any help much appreciated.

Cheers, Troy

Those are some interesting plants you found! The first one is definitely a Globba and is probably G. brachyanthera. If the flowers open for you please take another picture and post it and I can probably give you a definite ID. I've never seen such an intense red-orange like that in that species before (very, very few Globbas have that kind of coloration).

The other one is a Hornstedia. Don't know the species, but I bet it too is interesting given the way the bracts open up on top. I thought it was an Etlingera at first because of that.

-Kyle