Zingiberaceae
Hedychium

Hedychium flavescens Carey ex Roscoe

First published in Monandr. Pl. Scitam.: t. 50 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Nepal to China (Sichuan). It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Tuamotu, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Azores, Cape Provinces, Comoros, Cook Is., Hawaii, India, Juan Fernández Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Marquesas, Mauritius, Réunion, Samoa, Society Is., Sri Lanka, St.Helena, West Himalaya

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.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1983). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 4: 1-532. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Nguyen, Q.B. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 21: 1-489. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • 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.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1983). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 4: 1-532. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Lambdon, P. (2012). Flowering plants & ferns of St Helena: 1-624. Pisces publications for St Helena nature conservation group.
  • Lorence, D.H. & Wagner, W.L. (2019). Flora of the Marquesas Islands 1: 1-411. National Tropical Botanic Garden, Smithsonian, DRPF.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Sykes, W.R. (2016). Flora of the Cook Islands: 1-973. National Tropical Botanical Garden, Hawaii.
  • 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.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Narayanaswami, V. [600] India K002594309 Yes
s.coll. [2804] India K002594306 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [17446] India K002594307 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [2162] India K002594302 Yes
Townsend, C.C.; Jayasuriya, A.H.M. [73/131] Sri Lanka K002594315 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K002594320 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002594326 Yes
Sykes, W.R. [94/FB] French Polynesia K002427088 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [16907] India K002594308 Yes
Barnes, E. [1531] India K002594312 Yes
Cowper, S.G. [14] Mauritius K002427121 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427331 Yes
Bor, N.L. [6482] India K002594303 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Mauritius K002427122 Yes
Arockiasamy, D.I. [2899] India K002594313 Yes
Guého, J. [MAU17829] Mauritius K002427124 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K002427322 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427329 Yes
House [15] K002427327 Yes
Cramer, L.H. [4246] Sri Lanka K002594336 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K002594318 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K002594316 Yes
House [15] K002427324 Yes
Barthelat, F.; Mchangama, M.; Ali Sifari, B. [1657] Mayotte K002427119 Yes
House [15] K002427326 Yes
Lorence, D. [2381] Mauritius K002427120 Yes
Cook, C.D.K.; Rix, E.M.; Schneller, J. [217] India K002594304 Yes
Guého, J. [17829] Mauritius K002427123 Yes
Maas, P.J.M. [3449] Jamaica K002427190 Yes
House [15] K002427325 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002594327 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K002594319 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K002427321 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002594335 Yes
Bourne [1859] India K002594311 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002594334 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427319 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K002427320 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002427328 Yes
Brown, D.; Wood, M. [7161] South Africa K002427330 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K002594317 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Nigeria K002427323 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K002594314 Yes
Cramer, L.H. [4517] Sri Lanka K002594333 Yes
s.coll. [19] India K002594305 Yes
Bourne [91] India K002594310 Yes
Harris, W. [11671] Jamaica Hedychium subditum K002427409 Yes
Harris, W. [11672] Hedychium subditum K002427412 Yes
Harris, W. [11677] Jamaica Hedychium subditum K002427417 Yes
Harris, W. [11677] Jamaica Hedychium subditum K002427416 Yes
Harris, W. [11672] Jamaica Hedychium subditum K002427413 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hedychium subditum K002427407 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hedychium subditum K001790157 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hedychium subditum K002427415 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hedychium subditum K002427420 Yes
Schumann [s.n.] Hedychium subditum K002427406 Yes
Hooker, J.D; [J. J] [s.n.] Hedychium subditum K002594343 Yes
s.coll. [1822] Hedychium subditum K002427404 Yes
Harris, W. [11670] Jamaica Hedychium subditum K002427410 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hedychium subditum K002427405 Yes
Harris, W. [11673] Hedychium subditum K002427414 Yes
Harris, W. [11671] Jamaica Hedychium subditum K002427411 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hedychium subditum K002427419 Yes
Harris, W. [11670] Jamaica Hedychium subditum K002427408 Yes

Sources

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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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 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

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