Hedychium gracile Roxb.

 
  • Family : ZINGIBERACEAE
    (Ginger Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : HALDI FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Zingiberaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Gandasulium gracile (Roxb.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hedychium gracile Roxb.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Perennial herbs; Leaves subsessile, oblong-Ianceolate; Spikes moderately dense-flowered; Flowers white or pale yellow tinged; Capsules globose, glabrous.
  • Flower, Fruit : May- December
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Lachung, Gangtok, Great Rangeet
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Lohit
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Literature :
    • Hajra, P. K., & Verma, D. M. (1996). Flora of Sikkim Vol. 1 (Monocotyledons). Botanical Survey of India. Pg.: 129
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 177-178
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hedychium gracile. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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