Hedychium coronarium

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Common Names

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Description

Family Zingiberaceae

Herbs perennial , terrestrial , rarely epiphytic, aromatic , with fleshy , tuberous or non-tuberous rhizomes, often with tuber-bearing roots . Stems usually short, replaced by pseudostems formed by leaf sheaths . Leaves distichous, simple , those toward base of plant usually bladeless and reduced to sheaths; leaf sheath open; ligule usually present; petiole present or not, located between leaf blade and sheath, cushionlike in Zingiber; leaf blade suborbicular or lanceolate to narrowly strap-shaped , rolled longitudinally in bud, glabrous or hairy , midvein prominent , lateral veins usually numerous , pinnate, parallel, margin entire. Inflorescence terminal on pseudostems or on separate, short, sheath-covered shoots arising from rhizomes, cylindric or fusiform , sometimes globose , lax to dense, few to many flowered, sometimes with bracteolate cincinni in bract axils and then a thyrse , sometimes a raceme or spike; bracts and bracteoles present, often conspicuous , colored . Flowers bisexual , epigynous , zygomorphic. Calyx usually tubular , thin, split on 1 side, sometimes spathelike, apex 3-toothed or -lobed. Corolla proximally tubular, distally 3-lobed; lobes varying in size and shape . Stamens or staminodes 6, in 2 whorls. Lateral 2 staminodes of outer whorl petaloid, or forming small teeth at base of labellum, or adnate to labellum, or absent. Median staminode of outer whorl always reduced. Labellum formed from lateral 2 staminodes of inner whorl. Fertile stamen median, of inner whorl; filament long or short; anther locules 2, introrse , dehiscing by slits or occasionally pores ; connective often extended basally into spurs and/or apically into a crest . Ovary inferior, 3-loculed initially, 1- or 3-loculed when mature ; ovules ± numerous per locule; placentation parietal , basal, or axile . Developed style 1, very thin, placed in a furrow in filament and between anther locules; stigma appearing above anther, funnelform , papillose , ± wet, margin often ciliate . Stylodes 2, reduced to nectaries at apex of ovary. Fruit a capsule, fleshy or dry, dehiscent or indehiscent, sometimes berrylike. Seeds few to many, arillate ; aril often lobed or lacerate .

About 50 genera and 1300 species: pantropical with center of diversity in S and SE Asia, some species in America and subtropical and warm-temperate Asia; 20 genera (one endemic) and 216 species (141 endemic, four introduced ) in China.[1]

Genus Hedychium

Pseudostems well -developed, 1--3 m. Inflorescences projecting from tip of pseudostem, dense, conelike [lax ]; bracts of main axis crowded [not crowded], [2.5--]4--6[--7] cm, ovate to lanceolate [or almost circular]; cincinni sessile, [1--]2--3[--6]-flowered, enclosed in bracts; bracteoles small, inconspicuous, hidden by bracts. Flowers: calyx cylindric , 3-toothed or -lobed, split down one side [not split]; corolla tube slender, lobes linear ; filament linear, tubular-incurved, enclosing style; anther long-exserted, not spurred , terminal appendage none; lateral staminodes large, petal-like, lip oblong , plane , 2-lobed. Fruits capsule, globose . x = 17.

Species ca. 50: introduced ; North America, Mexico, West Indies, Central America, South America, Australia; native , Asia and Madagascar.[2]

Physical Description

Habitat

Swamps , shores of lakes and streams ; 0--50 m. Introduced [3].

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,028 meters (0 to 9,934 feet).[4]

Biology

Diet

[Migration]

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Culture: Space 18-24" apart.

Soil: Minimum pH: 6.1 • Maximum pH: 7.5

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Light Shade.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000.

Place of publication : Retzius, Observ. Bot. 3:73. 1783.

Name verified on 02-Apr-1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 25-Apr-2006.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Hedychium

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 244 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

H. acuminatum · H. album · H. angustifolium · H. 'Anne Bishop' · H. 'Anne S. Bishop' (Flowering Ginger) · H. 'Apricot' · H. aurantiacum (Orange Bottlebrush Ginger) · H. aureum · H. 'Ayo' (Hardy Ginger) · H. barbatum · H. 'Beni-Oiran' (Ginger) · H. 'Beni-oran' · H. 'Betty Ho' · H. biflorum · H. bijiangense · H. bipartitum · H. boloveniorum · H. bordelonianum · H. borneense · H. bousigonianum · H. brevicaule · H. calcaratum · H. candidum · H. carneum · H. 'Carnival' · H. cernuum · H. chrysoleucum · H. 'Cinnabar' · H. coccineum (Orange Bottlebrush Ginger) · H. coccineum Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. var. carneum (Roscoe) Baker · H. coccineum 'Disney' · H. coccineum 'Orange Brush' · H. coccineum 'Tara' (Orange Bottlebrush Ginger) · H. coccineum var. angustifolium · H. coccineum var. angustifolium 'Peach' · H. coccineum var. carneum · H. collinum · H. convexum · H. coronarium (Butterfly Ginger Lily) · H. coronarium 'Andromeda' · H. coronarium 'Gold Spot' · H. coronarium 'Orange Spot' · H. coronarium var. coronarium · H. coronarium var. flavescens · H. coronarium var. maximum · H. coronarium var. urophyllum · H. coronarium var. flavum · H. coronarium × ellipticum · H. coronarium × gardnerianum · H. crassifolium · H. cylindricum (Epiphytic Hedychium) · H. 'Daniel Weeks' · H. 'Dave Case' · H. deceptum · H. dekianum · H. densiflorum · H. densiflorum 'Assam Orange' (Hardy Ginger Lily) · H. densiflorum 'Sorung' · H. densiflorum 'Stephen' (Hardy Ginger Lily) · H. denticulatum · H. 'Devon Cream' · H. 'Doctor Moy' · H. 'Double Eagle' · H. 'Dr. Moy' (Hardy Ginger Lily) · H. efilamentosum · H. elatum · H. 'Elizabeth' (Hardy Ginger Lily) · H. ellipticum (Hedychium) · H. ellipticum red bracts · H. elwesii · H. emeiense · H. erythrostemon · H. 'F.W. Moore' · H. fastigiatum · H. 'Filigree' · H. flavescens (Cream Garland-Lily) · H. flavum · H. flavum 'Royale' · H. formosum · H. forrestii (Ginger Lily) · H. forrestii var. latebracteatum · H. 'Gahili' · H. gandasulium · H. gardneranum · H. gardnerianum (Kahila Garland-Lily) · H. gardnerianum 'Kahili Fiesta' (Kahili Ginger) · H. gardnerianum 'Roscoe' · H. gardnerianum var. pallidum · H. gardnerianum × spicatum · H. gardnerianum yellow-flowered · H. 'Giant Yellow' · H. giganteum · H. glabrum · H. glaucum · H. 'Golden Butterfly' · H. 'Golden Glow' · H. 'Gold Flame' · H. gomezianum · H. gracile · H. gracillimum

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 18, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 22 providers.
• "Hedychium coronarium". in Flora of North America Vol. 22. Published by Oxford University Press. Online at EFloras.org.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 28, 2008)

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 18, 2007:

• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data
• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Virtual Herbarium Darwin Core format
• Herbarium of the University of Aarhus, The AAU Herbarium Database
• Herbier de la Guyane, Herbier de la Guyane
• Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
• , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
• National Herbarium of New South Wales, Plants of Papua New Guinea
• School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium
• SysTax, Herbarium Universitat Ulm
• SysTax, Ilha Solteira, Herbario
• SysTax, SysTax
• USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
• University of Vienna, Institute for Botany - Herbarium WU, Herbarium WU

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2662173
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-42396
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13755786
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:796836-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 18576
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 42396
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 796836-1
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PMZIN04010
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: HECO11
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 41911

Footnotes

1. Delin Wu & Kai Larsen "Zingiberaceae". in Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 322. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
2. "Hedychium". in Flora of North America Vol. 22. Oxford University Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
3. "Hedychium coronarium". in Flora of North America Vol. 22. Oxford University Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
4. Mean = 512.430 meters (1,681.201 feet), Standard Deviation = 800.690 based on 270 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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