Hedychium wardii C.E.C.Fisch.

 
  • Family : ZINGIBERACEAE
    (Ginger Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : HALDI FAMILY (हल्दी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Zingiberaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hedychium wardii C.E.C.Fisch.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Moist places, forested areas, swamps
  • Comments / notes : Medicinal
  • Key identification features : Leaves oblong or oblong-Ianceolate, appressed hairy beneath; Spikes cone like; peduncles villous; Flowers white, fragrant; anther sessile.
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature :
    • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 180
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hedychium wardii. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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