Hedychium gardnerianum Sheppard ex Ker Gawl. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Hedychium

Family:

Zingiberaceae

Subfamily:

Zingiberoideae

Tribe:

Zingibereae

Nomen number:

18582

Place of publication:

Bot. Reg. 9: t. 774. 1824

Comment:

authorship verified from original literature

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

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Reference(s)

Bosser, J. M. et al., eds. 1976-. Flores des Mascareignes. Note: lists as Hedychium gardnerianum Ker Gawl.
Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. Assessment and management of plant invasions. 255-267.
George, A. S., ed. 1980-. Flora of Australia.
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim. Note: lists as Hedychium gardnerianum Ker Gawl.
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
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
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Hedychium gardnerianum Ker Gawl.
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Smith, R. M. 1998. FSA contributions: 11. Zingiberaceae. Bothalia 28:38. Note: naturalized
Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds

Common names

English
ginger-lily –
kahili ginger-lily –
kahili-ginger –
yellow-ginger –
Afrikaans
kahiligemmerlelie –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Assam
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Sikkim
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal
2	Cultivated					widely cult. in tropics
4	Naturalized	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Azores
4	Naturalized	Africa	Macaronesia	Spain	Canarias
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia
4	Naturalized	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand
4	Naturalized	Pacific	North-Central Pacific	United States	Hawaii
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	West Indies

Native
Asia-Tropical

Cultivated (widely cult. in tropics)
Naturalized
Africa

Australasia

Pacific

Southern America

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as Hedychium gardnerianum Ker Gawl.
Environmental	ornamental	Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed		Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. Assessment and management of plant invasions. 255-267.
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