Etlingera spp. and Zingiber spectabile market potential.


The increasing production of tropical flowers is of great importance for the national floriculture. Species such as Etlingera spp. and Zingiber spectabile are examples of exotic tropical flowers that show interesting characteristics to be commercialized as cut flowers. The market potential for these species in Brazil leads to the analysis of positive and negative aspects of its production, postharvest and commercialization, the main objectives of this article.