Hedychium thyrsiforme Sm.

 
  • Family : ZINGIBERACEAE
    (Ginger Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : HALDI FAMILY (हल्दी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Zingiberaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Gandasulium thyrsiforme (Sm.) Kuntze; Hedychium heteromallum Ker Gawl.; Hedychium tocucho Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hedychium thyrsiforme Sm.
  • Common name : Ginger lily, Pincushion ginger, Frilly white ginger
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, moist areas
  • Key identification features : Rhizomatous, erect herbs; Leaves oblong-lanceolate, villous beneath; Spikes oblong, compact; bracts usually 1-flowered; Flowers white; filaments white.
  • Flower, Fruit : September-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Subansiri
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 235
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 179
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hedychium thyrsiforme. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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