Zingiberaceae
Hedychium

Hedychium gomezianum 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 Arunachal Pradesh to Peninsula Malaysia. It is a lithophyte or epiphyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cambodia, East Himalaya, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Larsen, K. (1996). A prelimanary checklist of the Zingiberaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 24: 35-49.
  • Newman, M. & Sangvirotjanapat, S. (2023). Flora of Thailand 16(2): 333-747. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Larsen, K. (1996). A prelimanary checklist of the Zingiberaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 24: 35-49.
  • Newman, M. & Sangvirotjanapat, S. (2023). Flora of Thailand 16(2): 333-747. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2002 Griffith [s.n.] K000255428 Type Yes
Griffith [433] K002594444 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002594447 Yes
Mell, R. [24] China K002594190 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [20568] Thailand K002426924 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [19722] Thailand K002426928 Yes
[illgible] [6543] K002594445 Yes
s.coll. [5686] K002594442 Yes
Santisuk, T. [592] Thailand K002426926 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [2711] Thailand K002426927 Yes
[illgible] [s.n.] K002594448 Yes
[Ken] [13205] Thailand K002426925 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002594443 Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 6543] Burma K001124157 Unknown Type Material Yes
Niyomdham, C.; et al. [349] Thailand K002426929 Yes
Henry, A. [13058A] China K002594191 Yes
s.coll. [6543] K000640492 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kress, W.J.; Bordelon, M.; Collins, M. [98-6265] Thailand K002426923 Yes
Griffith [5657] K002594446 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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