Hedychium coronarium Koenig

 
  • Family : ZINGIBERACEAE
    (GINGER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Zingiberaceae
  • Species : Hedychium coronarium
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Hedychium coronarium Koenig
  • Common name : Butterfly Lily, Common Ginger Lily
  • Vernacular name : Suruli, Sugandhi (Kan.)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Comments : On hills above 1000 m. Occasional in clumps by stream banks, in marshy places, etc. Sometimes cultivated.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); East Godavari district, Vijaynagaram district, Srikakulam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), Ganjam district, Kalahandi district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Malay Islands
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Hedychium coronarium. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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