Hedychium coronarium

"White ginger" redirects here. For the Asian spice, see galangal.

Hedychium coronarium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Zingiberaceae
Genus: Hedychium
Species:
H. coronarium
Binomial name
Hedychium coronarium
Synonyms[2]
  • Kaempferia hedychium Lam.
  • Hedychium spicatum G.Lodd.
  • Hedychium maximum Roscoe
  • Hedychium lingulatum Hassk.
  • Hedychium chrysoleucum Hook.
  • Hedychium gandasulium Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Hedychium prophetae Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Hedychium sulphureum Wall.
  • Hedychium coronarium var. maximum (Roscoe) Eichler
  • Gandasulium coronarium (J.Koenig) Kuntze
  • Gandasulium lingulatum (Hassk.) Kuntze
  • Hedychium coronarium var. chrysoleucum (Hook.) Baker
  • Amomum filiforme W.Hunter
  • Hedychium flavescens var. chrysoleucum (Hook.) C.E.C.Fisch.

Hedychium coronarium, the white garland-lily[3] or white ginger lily,[4] is a perennial flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae, native to the forest understorey of Asia.

Other common names include butterfly lily, fragrant garland flower, Indian garland flower, white butterfly ginger lily or white ginger.[5]

  1. ^ Olander, S.B. (2020). "Hedychium coronarium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13416798A13416802. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T13416798A13416802.en. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Hedychium coronarium J.Koenig". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Hedychium coronarium​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Hedychium coronarium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference RHSPF was invoked but never defined (see the help page).