Hedychium gracile Roxb.

First published in Fl. Ind. 1: 12 (1820)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam to Thailand. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Larsen, K. (1996). A prelimanary checklist of the Zingiberaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 24: 35-49.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Larsen, K. (1996). A prelimanary checklist of the Zingiberaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 24: 35-49.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1890 Wallich [6546] Bangladesh K000640490 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 6546] Bangladesh K001124163 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ward, F.K. [8483] India K002594532 Yes
Williams; Stainton [8331] Nepal K002594526 Yes
Schumann [s.n.] K002427353 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 6546] K001124162 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [12479H] K002594521 Yes
{Crawford, S.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Long, D.; Mcbeath, R.; Noltie, H.; M. Sinnott, M. Subedi, S. Zmarzty.} [154] Nepal K002594527 Yes
s.coll. [VI5] K002594524 Yes
Russell, P.T. [23] India K002594522 Yes
Keke [154] Nepal K002594528 Yes
Griffith [s.n.] India K002594533 Yes
Russell [15] India K002594523 Yes
Keke [154] Nepal K002594529 Yes
s.coll. [5676] India K002594525 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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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 2024. 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 2024. 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