Hedychium flavum
Also known as: Gandasulium flavum (Roxb.) Kuntze +6 more
- Gandasulium flavum (Roxb.) Kuntze
- Hedychium coccineum var. flavum (Roxb.) Baker
- Hedychium coccineum var. urophyllum (G.Lodd.) Baker
- Hedychium coronarium var. flavum (Roxb.) Baker
- Hedychium coronarium var. urophyllum (G.Lodd.) Baker
- Hedychium flavosum G.Nicholson
- Hedychium urophyllum G.Lodd.
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 flavum is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, Myanmar, Thailand, Tibet, 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)
Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago