Hope all photos are taken from the same plant. The flowers are extremely different from *Alpinia zerumbet*. Close up of the flower shows similarity with *A. calcarata. * I cant to compare this one with any of the Indian species. More datas and photos are needed for the confirmation of the ID.
** ** *Prabhu Kumar K M* Scientist Plant Systematics & Genetic Resources Division Centre for Medicinal Plants Research (CMPR) & 'CMPR' Herbarium Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala Kottakkal, Malappuram *E-mail: [email protected]*
