Zingiberaceae

Hedychium J.Koenig

First published in A.J.Retzius, Observ. Bot. 3: 73 (1783)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Madagascar, S. China to Tropical Asia.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Tuamotu, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Ascension, Azores, Belize, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Juan Fernández Is., Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Madeira, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicobar Is., Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Panamá, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Spain, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Suriname, Tasmania, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Victoria, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gossner, A. Zambia K:SPC-38358.000 No
s.coll. [H1894] K002427392 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427435 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002594323 Yes
Vélez, I. [3322] Saint Lucia K002427200 Yes
Malaysia K:SPC-17363.000 No
Schilling, A.D. [W.956] K:SPC-34590.000 No
s.coll. [VI2] K002594387 Yes
Schilling, A.D. Nepal K:SPC-28990.000 No
K:SPC-17104.000 No
s.coll. [H2750] K002427396 Yes
Rushforth, K. [1859] Vietnam K001770016 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [9769] India K002594594 Yes
Meebold, A.E. [6226] India K002426873 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thompson, T. [1313] India K002594386 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002427431 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427402 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427403 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427393 Yes
Meyer, F.N. [1558] China K002594209 Yes
Jenang, K. [S62456] Malaysia K002427066 Yes
Harris, W. [11668] Jamaica K002427428 Yes
[J. F. L.] [681] New Zealand K002427090 Yes
Grey-Wilson, C.; Phillips, B. [247] Nepal K:SPC-46548.000 No
Giles; Woolliams [s.n.] Malaysia K002427450 Yes
s.coll. [5682] India K002426872 Yes
s.coll. [VI1B] K002594236 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; Duyfjes, B.E.E. [14720] Indonesia K002427065 Yes
Phuong, V.X.; Huyen, D.D.; Nguyen, V.D.; Nguyen, Q.B.; Xuyen, D.T.; de Kok, R.; Bramley, G.; Challen, G.; Vorontsova, M. [HNK443] Vietnam K002426959 Yes
s.coll. [404-16] India K002427394 Yes
Luke, A.; Baines, R.; Taylor, M.; Hill, A.; Harbage, J. [200] Vietnam K002426939 Yes
Du, N.V.; Quang, B.H.; Chinh, V.T.; The, P.V.; de Kok, R.; Xanthos, M.D.; Moore, A.; Sinou, C.J.A.; Clark, R.P.; Little, P.I. [HNK2225] Vietnam K002426955 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427444 Yes
s.coll. [VI2] K002594389 Yes
Cribb, P.J. [111] Thailand K:SPC-43147.000 No
{Day} [s.n.] K002594390 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [9318] K002594579 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427436 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427395 Yes
Phuong, V.X.; Huyen, D.D.; Nguyen, V.D.; Nguyen, Q.B.; Xuyen, D.T.; de Kok, R.; Bramley, G.; Challen, G.; Vorontsova, M. [HNK709] Vietnam K002426957 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6554] K001124178 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002594344 Yes
Wallich [26539] Nepal K002594210 Yes
s.coll. [27443] Pakistan K002594219 Yes
Christensen, H.; Apu, F.L. [358] Malaysia K002427067 Yes
s.coll. [VI1B] K002594235 Yes
s.coll. [1313] K002426868 Yes
Prain, D. [8] K002426870 Yes
Phuong, V.X.; Huyen, D.D.; Nguyen, V.D.; Nguyen, Q.B.; Xuyen, D.T.; de Kok, R.; Bramley, G.; Challen, G.; Vorontsova, M. [HNK313] Vietnam K002426954 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427446 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427400 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002594324 Yes
Raynal, A. [18919] Indonesia K002427022 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002594583 Yes
Woolliams, G. [106] K:SPC-27047.000 No
Lim, S.P.; Markus, G.; Postar, M. [143484] Malaysia K002427072 Yes
[Seldongrik, I.L.]; [Sunkeora P.] [s.n.] K002594322 Yes
Cook, C.D.K.; RIX, E.M.; Schneller, J. [318] India K002594269 Yes
Phuong, V.X.; Huyen, D.D.; Nguyen, V.D.; Nguyen, Q.B.; Xuyen, D.T.; de Kok, R.; Bramley, G.; Challen, G.; Vorontsova, M. [HNK288] Vietnam K002426956 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427437 Yes
Luke, A.; Baines, R.; Taylor, M.; Hill, A.; Harbage, J. [196] Vietnam K002426940 Yes
{M. I'abbe Delavay} [4593] China K002594168 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427399 Yes
K:SPC-17102.000 No
s.coll. [VI1B] K002594234 Yes
Phuong, V.X.; Huyen, D.D.; Nguyen, V.D.; Nguyen, Q.B.; Xuyen, D.T.; de Kok, R.; Bramley, G.; Challen, G.; Vorontsova, M. [HNK313] Vietnam K002426958 Yes
[Pichie. Thompson. Robert] [5/3] India K002426871 Yes
{Yii; et al.} [S52140] Malaysia K002427069 Yes
Harris, W. [11667] Jamaica K002427430 Yes
Phuong, V.X.; Huyen, D.D.; Nguyen, V.D.; Nguyen, Q.B.; Xuyen, D.T.; de Kok, R.; Bramley, G.; Challen, G.; Vorontsova, M. [HNK293] Vietnam K002426952 Yes
s.coll. [VI2] K002594388 Yes
C.H. [734] India K002594595 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 6540] India K001124154 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gamble, J.S. [7342] India K002594585 Yes
s.coll. [H1500] K002427398 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002427432 Yes
Harris, W. [11668] Jamaica K002427429 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6551] K001124177 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427433 Yes
s.coll. [603-90] K002427440 Yes
Christensen, H.; Apu, F.L. [358] Malaysia K002427068 Yes
Woolliams, G. Malaysia K:SPC-33095.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002594531 Yes
Reilly, J. [193] Malaysia K:SPC-49502.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427401 Yes
Reilly, J.F. [104] Malaysia K002426886 Yes
Boden-Kloss, C. [14599] Indonesia K000255420 Type Yes
Giles; Woolliams [s.n.] Malaysia K002427449 Yes
Vélez, I. [3322] Saint Lucia K002427201 Yes
Phuong, V.X.; Huyen, D.D.; Nguyen, V.D.; Nguyen, Q.B.; Xuyen, D.T.; de Kok, R.; Bramley, G.; Challen, G.; Vorontsova, M. [HNK293] Vietnam K002426953 Yes
Harris, W. [11667] K002427427 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427447 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [10574] K002594228 Yes
Luke, A.; Baines, R.; Taylor, M.; Hill, A.; Harbage, J. [397] Vietnam K002426941 Yes
Postar, M. [145794] Malaysia K002427070 Yes
Griffith [s.n.] K002594530 Yes
Reilly, J. [104] Malaysia K:SPC-49129.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427434 Yes
J.D.H.; T.T. [s.n.] K002426869 Yes
Giles; Woolliams [s.n.] K002427448 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6554] Nepal K000639635 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002427443 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6540] Nepal K000639639 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427445 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002594584 Yes
Singh, U. [412] India K002594325 Yes
s.coll. [5679] Bangladesh K002594468 Yes
s.coll. [5153] India K002594578 Yes
Linus, B.; Ming, K.J.; Jeprin, J.; Ali, S. [MB824] Malaysia K002427071 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0