''Hedychium'' is a
genus of
flowering plants in the ginger family
Zingiberaceae,
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to lightly wooded habitats in Asia. There are approximately 70-80 known species, native to India, Southeast Asia, and Madagascar. Some species have become widely naturalized in other lands, and considered invasive in some places.
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The genus name ''Hedychium'' is derived from two ancient Greek words, meaning "sweet" and meaning "snow". This refers to the fragrant white flower of the type species '' H. coronarium''.Common name
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s include garland flower, ginger lily, and kahili ginger.
Members of the genus ''Hedychium'' are rhizomatous perennials, commonly growing tall. Some species are cultivated for their exotic foliage and fragrant spikes of flowers in shades of white, yellow and orange.cultivars
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have been developed for garden use, of which 'Tara' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society
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. Though reasonably hardy down to , it requires a sheltered position and a deep mulch in winter.
Selected species
*''Hedychium aureum'' C.B.Clarke & G.Mann ex Baker
*''Hedychium chingmeianum'' N.Odyuo & D.K.Roy
*''Hedychium chrysoleucum'' Hook. - gold spot ginger lily
*''Hedychium coccineum
''Hedychium coccineum'' is a species of flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. It is native to southern China ( Guangxi, Tibet, Yunnan), the Himalayas, India and Indochina.Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna o ...
'' Buch.-Ham. ex Sm''.''
*'' Hedychium coronarium'' J.Koenig
*''Hedychium deceptum'' N.E.Br. (synonym - ''H. rubrum'')
*''Hedychium densiflorum
''Hedychium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family Zingiberaceae, native to lightly wooded habitats in Asia. There are approximately 70-80 known species, native to India, Southeast Asia, and Madagascar. Some species have become wi ...
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*''Hedychium elatum'' R.Br. ex Ker Gawl.
*''Hedychium ellipticum
''Hedychium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family Zingiberaceae, native to lightly wooded habitats in Asia. There are approximately 70-80 known species, native to India, Southeast Asia, and Madagascar. Some species have become wi ...
'' Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. - shaving brush ginger
*''Hedychium flavum'' Roxb.
*'' Hedychium flavescens'' Carey ex Roscoe
*Hedychium forrestii Diels (synonym - ''H. dekianum'' A.S.Rao & D.M.Verma
*'' Hedychium gardnerianum'' Sheppard ex Ker Gawl.
*''Hedychium gomezianum'' Wall.
*''Hedychium gracile'' Roxb. - Salmon ginger lily
*''Hedychium greenii'' W.W.Sm.
*''Hedychium griersonianum'' R.M.Sm.
Rosemary Margaret Smith (1933–2004) was a Scottish botanist and illustrator who specialized in the taxonomy of the Zingiberaceae, or ginger family. Many of the species she classified and identified as being placed into improper genera were fou ...
*''Hedychium griffithianum'' Wall.
*''Hedychium larsenii'' Dan & C.S.Kumar
*''Hedychium longipedunculatum'' A.R.K.Sastry & D.M.Verma
*''Hedychium marginatum'' C.B.Clarke
*''Hedychium nagamiense'' Sanoj, M.Sabu & V.P.Thomas
*''Hedychium raoii''
*''Hedychium samuiense
''Hedychium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family Zingiberaceae, native to lightly wooded habitats in Asia. There are approximately 70-80 known species, native to India, Southeast Asia, and Madagascar. Some species have become wi ...
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*''Hedychium spicatum
''Hedychium spicatum'' is a plant species native to China (Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan), the Himalayas, Myanmar, Thailand
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'' Sm.- called ''kapur kachari'' in Hindi
*''Hedychium stenopetalum'' Lodd.
*''Hedychium thyrsiforme''
*''Hedychium urophyllum'' Lodd.
*''Hedychium villosum'' Wall.
*''Hedychium wardii'' C.E.C. Fisch. (synonym - ''H. efilamentosum'' Hand.-Mazz.)
*''Hedychium ziroense
''Hedychium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family Zingiberaceae, native to lightly wooded habitats in Asia. There are approximately 70-80 known species, native to India, Southeast Asia, and Madagascar. Some species have become wi ...
'' V.Gowda & Ashokan
Taxonomy and phylogeny
In 2000, Tom Wood et al. published the first phylogeny of the genus ''Hedychium'' represented by 29 taxa.
Reproductive biology
''Hedychium'' has multiple modes of reproduction: sexual, via rhizomes and via bulbils. Some species of ''Hedychium'' are reported to exhibit facultative vivipary.
See also
* List of plants known as lily
References
External links
* http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/faqs/Subtropicals.html
Zingiberaceae genera
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