Hedychium coronarium
Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily
Other regional names: Cinnamon Jasmine +10 more
- Cinnamon Jasmine
- Garland Flower
- Garland Flowers
- Garland Lily
- Ginger Lily
- White Butterfly Ginger
- White Butterfly Ginger Lily
- White Garland Lily
- White Ginger
- White Ginger Butterfly Lily
- White Ginger Lily
Also known as: Amomum filiforme Hunter ex Ridl. +16 more
- Amomum filiforme Hunter ex Ridl.
- Amomum filiforme W.Hunter
- Gandasulium coronarium (J.Koenig) Kuntze
- Gandasulium lingulatum (Hassk.) Kuntze
- Hedychium chrysoleucum Hook.
- Hedychium coronarium subsp. chrysoleucum (Hook.) Baker
- Hedychium coronarium subsp. maximum (Roscoe) Eichler
- Hedychium coronarium var. baimao Z.Y.Zhu
- Hedychium coronarium var. chrysoleucum (Hook.) Baker
- Hedychium coronarium var. maximum (Roscoe) Eichler
- Hedychium flavescens var. chrysoleucum (Hook.) C.E.C.Fisch.
- Hedychium gandasulium Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Hedychium lingulatum Hassk.
- Hedychium maximum Roscoe
- Hedychium prophetae Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Hedychium sulphureum Wall.
- Kaempferia hedychium Lam.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Zingiberaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Hedychium coronarium (commonly known as Butterfly-ginger or Butterfly-Lily) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Azores, Bangladesh, Belize, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Canary Is., Caroline Is., Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Jawa, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Madeira, Malaya, Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, Nansei-shoto, New Caledonia, Nicobar Is., Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Paraguay, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Réunion, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Surinam, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is.