Hedychium flavescens
Cream Garland Lily, Cream Ginger
Other regional names: Cream Ginger Lily +3 more
- Cream Ginger Lily
- Wild Ginger
- Yellow Ginger
- Yellow Ginger; Yellow Ginger Lily
Also known as: Hedychium coronarium var. flavescens (Carey ex Roscoe) Baker +5 more
- Hedychium coronarium var. flavescens (Carey ex Roscoe) Baker
- Hedychium coronarium var. flavescens (Carey ex Roscoe) H.Perrier
- Hedychium coronarium var. subditum (Turrill) Naik
- Hedychium emeiense Z.Y.Zhu
- Hedychium panzhuum Z.Y.Zhu
- Hedychium subditum Turrill
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Zingiberaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Hedychium flavescens (commonly known as Cream Garland-Lily or Cream-Ginger) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, 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, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, 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)
Azores, Cape Provinces, Comoros, Cook Is., Hawaii, India, Juan Fernández Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Marquesas, Mauritius, Réunion, Samoa, Society Is., Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Thailand, Tuamotu, West Himalaya