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Taxon:  Hedychium coronarium J. Koenig



Summary
Genus:
Hedychium
Family:
Zingiberaceae
Subfamily:
Zingiberoideae
Tribe:
Zingibereae
Nomen number:
18576
Place of publication:
Retzius, Observ. Bot. 3:73. 1783
Verified:
04/02/1999 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 98
  2. Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes.
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  4. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  5. George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
  6. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
  7. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  8. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  9. Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
  10. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  11. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  12. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  13. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  14. Kool, A. et al. Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Lao PDR (on-line resource).
  15. Li, H. L. et al., eds. 1975-1979. Flora of Taiwan.
  16. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  17. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  18. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  19. Smith, R. M. 1998. FSA contributions: 11. Zingiberaceae. Bothalia 28:38. Note: naturalized
  20. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Common names
English
butterfly-ginger –
butterfly-lily –
cinnamon-jasmine –
garland-flower –
garland-flowers –
ginger-lily –
white ginger-lily –
white-ginger –
Afrikaans
witgemmerlelie –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
2Cultivated    widely cult.
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedPacificNorthwestern PacificMicronesia  
4NaturalizedPacificNorthwestern PacificPalau  
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificCook Islands  
4NaturalizedPacificSouth-Central PacificFrench Polynesia  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificSamoa  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificTonga  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificUnited StatesAmerican Samoa 
4NaturalizedSouthern America South America  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCentral America  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Hunan Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Laos, Myanmar
Cultivated (widely cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores]
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius, Reunion
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Micronesia, Palau
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: Cook Islands, French Polynesia
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, New Caledonia, Tonga, United States [American Samoa], Samoa
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Central America
  • REGION: South America
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Smith, R. M. 1998. FSA contributions: 11. Zingiberaceae. Bothalia 28:38. Note: naturalized
Environmentalornamental Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed  Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=18576. Accessed 24 May 2025.