Zingiberaceae
Hedychium

Hedychium densiflorum Wall.

First published in Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 5: 368 (1853)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nepal to China (Yunnan) and N. Thailand. It is a rhizomatous geophyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Albano, P.-O. (2003). La Conaissance des Plantes Exotiques: 1-324. Édisud, Aix-en-Provence.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Tanaka, N. & al. (2016). Systematic notes on the genus Hedychium (Zingiberaceae) in Myanmar. Bulletin of the National Museum of Natature and Science, Tokyo, Series B (Botany) 42: 57-66.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Tanaka, N. & al. (2016). Systematic notes on the genus Hedychium (Zingiberaceae) in Myanmar. Bulletin of the National Museum of Natature and Science, Tokyo, Series B (Botany) 42: 57-66.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ward, F.K. [7243] Burma K002594435 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [38910] India K002594432 Yes
J.D.H. [s.n.] India K002594429 Yes
Gould, B.J. [739] Bhutan K002594427 Yes
Anderson, E.B.; Mead, B. [60] K002427307 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6552] Nepal K001124175 Unknown Type Material Yes
Forrest, G. [8530] K002594153 Yes
J.D.H. [s.n.] India K002594431 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427304 Yes
Forrest, G. [8792] China K002594155 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427305 Yes
s.coll. [18541] China K002594152 Yes
s.coll. [5662] K002594428 Yes
Ward, F.K. [7243] Burma K002594434 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427312 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427311 Yes
s.coll. [18424] China K002594151 Yes
Meebold, A. [7200] India K002594440 Yes
{Kingdon-Ward} [s.n.] Burma K002427295 Yes
Howell, E.B. [29] China K002594149 Yes
Schilling, A.D. [1026] Nepal K002594424 Yes
Schilling, A.D. [582] Nepal K002594441 Yes
Schilling, A.D. [1027] Nepal K002594425 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [40289] India K002594436 Yes
Schilling [S870] Nepal K002427300 Yes
Schilling, A.D. [S.870] Nepal K:SPC-32355.000 No
K:SPC-11108.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427306 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [45830] India K002594433 Yes
Ludlow, F.; Sherriff, G.; Hicks, J.H. [s.n.] Bhutan K002427299 Yes
Mclaren, H.D. [Mc/L62] China K002594150 Yes
{Kingdon-Ward} [13875] K002427298 Yes
Griffith [s.n.] India K002594437 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427313 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427310 Yes
Forrest, G. [8844] China K002594154 Yes
King, G. [s.n.] India K002594430 Yes
Garrett, H.B.G. [606] Thailand K002426916 Yes
s.coll. [19360] China K002594148 Yes
Forrest, G. [25226] China K002594156 Yes
Bor, N.L. [4480] India K002594438 Yes
Bor, N.L. [6205] India K002594439 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [39995] India Hedychium aureum K000640491 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 7, 1925 Forrest, G. [6914] Hedychium sinoaureum K000640510 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 7, 1925 Forrest, G. [8974] Hedychium sinoaureum K000640509 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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.
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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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