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The Post of French Polynesia has issued six stamps illustrating
different species of Zingiberaceae flowers, commonly known as ginger. It
is such a beautiful family, perfectly adapted itself to the life
conditions of French Polynesia, that the Post and Telecommunications
Office of French Polynesia paid tribute to it through this superb issue.
In the French Polynesian flora,
whether endemic, native or introduced by Man, the large Zingiberaceae
(ginger) family is mainly known for "Chinese" ginger (Zingiber
officinale, re'a Tinito) and "Tahitian" ginger (Curcuma longa, re'a
Tahiti).
These very colourful, voluptuously-shaped Zingiberaceae can live
quite long after they are cut, and therefore, they are quite often at
the heart of floral compositions.
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